Blue Jays Clinch AL East, Earn No. 1 Seed

The Toronto Blue Jays clinched the AL East and the American League’s No. 1 seed — earning a Division Series bye — with a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Alejandro Kirk drove the game, hitting a first-inning grand slam and finishing with six RBIs. It is Toronto’s first AL East title since 2015 and will allow extra rest for injured players including Bo Bichette, Chris Bassitt and José Berríos. The New York Yankees slipped into a wild-card spot and will face the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winner set to meet Toronto in the ALDS. New York also faces postseason rotation decisions after rookie Cam Schlittler’s late-season surge put him in contention alongside Luis Gil and veterans for a playoff start.