It’s safe to say that the Toronto Blue Jays were one of the biggest disappointments in baseball last season. After advancing to the 2016 ALCS, where they were knocked out by the Cleveland Indians, Canada’s team was tipped to return to the playoffs in 2017. A disastrous April in which they went 8-17 and found themselves 10.5 games back in the AL East by early May sunk their season before it really started.
As bad as the Jays were to open the year, they were able to right the ship enough to catch the Orioles and leap frog them in the standings, finishing fourth with a record of 76-86.