It may have taken the Toronto Blue Jays all162 games on the MLB schedule to do it. But on Sunday, they put the finishing touches on a spectacular 2025 bounce back season by capturing the American League East division title in a win over their long-time nemesis the Tampa Bay Rays. In doing so, the Blue Jays managed to secure the ever important home-field advantage right through to the American League Championship Series as a result.
However, that wasn’t the only significant thing of note for Toronto in locking down the AL East. In fact, former fan favourite Kevin Pillar had the exact words that every Blue Jays fan would want to hear for quite the long time coming.