No one had the<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/"> Toronto Blue Jays</a> anything other than a Wild Card contender heading into the 2025 season. Everyone was busy naming the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies as some of their playoff and World Series favourites. The Blue Jays weren’t on people’s minds after years of frustration and relative postseason disappointment. They were supposed to fall into oblivion, except they were never planning to stick to that script.
For a team with an ambition to prove the league wrong, Toronto didn’t exactly blow anyone’s socks away in spring. As ESPN reporter Jeff Passan <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1940962964787679634">posted</a>, the team had a 25-27 record and ranked only fourth in the tough AL East division on May 25th. After letting the Tampa Bay Rays practically obliterate them in every single series thus far, the Blue Jays looked more like a bottom-of-the-division team that had no hope for any playoffs. Considering the probability of winning the division was a ridiculous delusion at that point.
Oddly enough, something in the air shifted when the Canadian team swept the (Sacramento) Athletics in a four-game series at Rogers Centre. Losses were inevitable, but they somehow came away with a total of seven series wins before bracing themselves for a four-game series against the New York Yankees. Though the Yankees had performed rather poorly before coming to Toronto for this series, they were the de facto division leader who earned the right to be feared around the league.
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Goodnight, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> fans 💙 <a href="https://t.co/4cPYl07dct">pic.twitter.com/4cPYl07dct</a>
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Splitting the series was the bare minimum for the Blue Jays, who hoped to redeem their playoff aspirations. Winning the series would be a great way to gear up for a better second half, and sweeping was the absolute dream. The only problem was that New York was still a really good team that didn’t have many holes on the roster, or so their numbers showed, at the very least.
None of the four games was a walk in the park. Although the Blue Jays set the table to have an easier, blowout-win type of game at times, the Yankees came right back to haunt and taunt them altogether. They didn’t build a roster full of heavyweights like Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Dominguez, Max Fried, Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodón and Giancarlo Stanton for nothing.
When the Blue Jays lost the lead or gave up the lead to their rivals, they couldn’t find ways to come back. That’s how things usually went in the past few years – there was no reason to believe that this year would be any different. Yet, Toronto kept finding ways to win despite all the odds. The first night was a 5-4 win, the second night was a 12-5 win, the third night was an 11-9 win, and finally, the fourth night was an 8-5 win. Just like that, the Blue Jays <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/instant-reaction-toronto-blue-jays-defeat-yankees-8-5-take-sole-possession-first-division">won all four games</a> in the blink of an eye – a feat that hadn’t been accomplished in franchise history on home turf until now. Jamie Campbell brought out the broom.
Only a few days ago, some baseball insiders picked the Blue Jays to be in the most precarious position out of all of the AL Wild Card teams (Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays) because what they were doing was unsustainable with such thin depth. How was Toronto supposed to be winning games with guys like Addison Barger, Tyler Heineman, Eric Lauer, Nathan Lukes, David Schneider and Myles Straw anyway? True playoff contenders were supposed to have a star-studded cast and perfect everything, whatever that means.
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Addison Barger bashes a homer for the second straight game! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/CTP46dkC9g">pic.twitter.com/CTP46dkC9g</a>
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But baseball is a beautiful thing because even a team that everyone doubted has the chance to win it all. All you had to do was make it to the stage to make your dream come true.
Even with the convincing four-game series sweep against the mighty New York Yankees, there will certainly be doubters. The <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/george-springer-is-back-to-doing-damage-for-the-blue-jays">Blue Jays</a> are due for a regression, and believe it or not, there will be trying times ahead for these hopeful Blue Jays. However, there is something fundamentally different about this iteration of the Blue Jays. Yes, they got beaten down before, but they found ways to get back up in no time. The resilience they’ve been talking about is actually there, and there’s something unshakable about all that.
This team will keep coming and clawing back just when you think they are done. These Blue Jays are your worst nightmare and a hardworking underdog who fight like hell every day. Betting against that would be simply foolish.
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No one had the<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/"> Toronto Blue Jays</a> anything other than a Wild Card contender heading into the 2025 season. Everyone was busy naming the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies as some of their playoff and World Series favourites. The Blue Jays weren’t on people’s minds after years of frustration and relative postseason disappointment. They were supposed to fall into oblivion, except they were never planning to stick to that script.

For a team with an ambition to prove the league wrong, Toronto didn’t exactly blow anyone’s socks away in spring. As ESPN reporter Jeff Passan <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1940962964787679634">posted</a>, the team had a 25-27 record and ranked only fourth in the tough AL East division on May 25th. After letting the Tampa Bay Rays practically obliterate them in every single series thus far, the Blue Jays looked more like a bottom-of-the-division team that had no hope for any playoffs. Considering the probability of winning the division was a ridiculous delusion at that point.

Oddly enough, something in the air shifted when the Canadian team swept the (Sacramento) Athletics in a four-game series at Rogers Centre. Losses were inevitable, but they somehow came away with a total of seven series wins before bracing themselves for a four-game series against the New York Yankees. Though the Yankees had performed rather poorly before coming to Toronto for this series, they were the de facto division leader who earned the right to be feared around the league.

https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1940985680470900951

Splitting the series was the bare minimum for the Blue Jays, who hoped to redeem their playoff aspirations. Winning the series would be a great way to gear up for a better second half, and sweeping was the absolute dream. The only problem was that New York was still a really good team that didn’t have many holes on the roster, or so their numbers showed, at the very least.

None of the four games was a walk in the park. Although the Blue Jays set the table to have an easier, blowout-win type of game at times, the Yankees came right back to haunt and taunt them altogether. They didn’t build a roster full of heavyweights like Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Dominguez, Max Fried, Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodón and Giancarlo Stanton for nothing.

When the Blue Jays lost the lead or gave up the lead to their rivals, they couldn’t find ways to come back. That’s how things usually went in the past few years – there was no reason to believe that this year would be any different. Yet, Toronto kept finding ways to win despite all the odds. The first night was a 5-4 win, the second night was a 12-5 win, the third night was an 11-9 win, and finally, the fourth night was an 8-5 win. Just like that, the Blue Jays <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/instant-reaction-toronto-blue-jays-defeat-yankees-8-5-take-sole-possession-first-division">won all four games</a> in the blink of an eye – a feat that hadn’t been accomplished in franchise history on home turf until now. Jamie Campbell brought out the broom.

Only a few days ago, some baseball insiders picked the Blue Jays to be in the most precarious position out of all of the AL Wild Card teams (Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays) because what they were doing was unsustainable with such thin depth. How was Toronto supposed to be winning games with guys like Addison Barger, Tyler Heineman, Eric Lauer, Nathan Lukes, David Schneider and Myles Straw anyway? True playoff contenders were supposed to have a star-studded cast and perfect everything, whatever that means.

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1940939245683986504

But baseball is a beautiful thing because even a team that everyone doubted has the chance to win it all. All you had to do was make it to the stage to make your dream come true.

Even with the convincing four-game series sweep against the mighty New York Yankees, there will certainly be doubters. The <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/george-springer-is-back-to-doing-damage-for-the-blue-jays">Blue Jays</a> are due for a regression, and believe it or not, there will be trying times ahead for these hopeful Blue Jays. However, there is something fundamentally different about this iteration of the Blue Jays. Yes, they got beaten down before, but they found ways to get back up in no time. The resilience they’ve been talking about is actually there, and there’s something unshakable about all that.

This team will keep coming and clawing back just when you think they are done. These Blue Jays are your worst nightmare and a hardworking underdog who fight like hell every day. Betting against that would be simply foolish.

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