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Blue Jays Clinch 1st Playoff Berth Since 2016 with Win over Yankees

For the first time since 2016, the Toronto Blue Jays are heading to the postseason.

Toronto (30-27) locked up a wild-card berth with Thursday's 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s solo home run and Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk's RBI doubles paced Toronto's offense, and Hyun-Jin Ryu threw seven shutout innings for the win.

Earning a playoff berth in the 60-game shortened season was no small task for the Blue Jays, even with the expanded field, considering they had to battle the Tampa Bay Rays (37-20) and New York Yankees (32-25) in the strong AL East.