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Toronto Blue Jays Clinch First Playoff Spot Since 2016

The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the postseason.

The Blue Jays secured the second wild-card spot in the American League on Thursday night after beating the Yankees, 4-1. Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu delivered seven scoreless innings, allowing just five hits while striking out four.

The Blue Jays are 30-27 on the season with three games remaining, and they trail the Yankees by two games for second place in the AL East. If they don't catch New York, they would join one of the three playoff-bound AL Central clubs as the league's two wild-card teams in this year's expanded playoff format.