8 d. ago Blue Jays hold off Rays as race for first in AL East down to the final two games

The race for first in the AL East is coming down to the wire. As long as the Blue Jays keep winning, they’ve got nothing to worry about. Two games remain, with the reward being a playoff bye, which will give the Jays additional time to figure out the composition of their post-season roster and […]

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9 d. ago AL East race between Blue Jays, Yankees comes down to final weekend of season

The AL East division title will be determined this weekend by how the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees handle a pair of also-rans.

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1 week ago Here's how much it costs to buy Toronto Blue Jays playoff tickets in 2025

Regardless of how the AL East Division race plays out, the Toronto Blue Jays will be playing playoff baseball this season.The Jays were able to officially punch their ticket to the postseason thanks to an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Of course, at that point, they also seemed destined to take home the division title, but some rough play as of late has put that into question.The Blue Jays have now lost six of their last seven outings after dropping Wednesday's game to the Boston Red Sox by a 7-1 final. While they still hold the tiebreaker over the New York Yankees thanks to winning their season series 8-5, both teams now hold an identical 90-68 record with five games to go.Should the Jays wind up falling out of the top spot and finishing the season in a wild-card position, they would begin that best-of-three series on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Assuming the Jays can, at the very least, hold the top wild-card spot, all three games would be held at Rogers C...

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1 week ago Entire food festival dedicated to just garlic wafts into Toronto this weekend

If you, like us, believe there's no such thing as too much garlic, you're in luck: an entire festival devoted to it is coming to Toronto.We may be on the cusp of spooky season, but vampires ought to give Toronto a wide berth this weekend as the cherished annual Toronto Garlic Festival makes its grand return.Back for its 14th year, the festival is coming in hot, ready to drench Spadina Road in allium-scented goodness this Sunday, Sept. 28.The annual festival is a celebration of the yearly fall garlic harvest, and while you will be able to pick up plenty of whole bulbs to use in your pasta, stir-fries, and salad dressings, there's a whole lot more than just straight-up garlic on offer at the festival.Expect a lineup of food vendors brimming with garlic-scented goodness, serving up everything from fries with garlic aioli and garlic-crusted popcorn to over-the-top offerings like a whole-roasted Suckling Pig stuffed with 50 garlic bulbs.You know, something for every...

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2 w. ago Toronto neighbourhood is throwing a huge block party to close out summer

A bunch of spots in one of Toronto's most restaurant-dense neighbourhoods are joining forces to put on an epic block party this weekend.Summer might be winding down, but with a late-season heat wave bearing down upon the city and citizens' social batteries not yet drained by the incoming onslaught of holidays, there's no time like the present to get a little extra partying in.There are a ton of events happening in Toronto this weekend to celebrate the last weekend of Summer 2025, from the ever-popular Picklefest Toronto to Thai Festival YYZ, but in the case of Bloor West, it'll be the second-annual instalment of its neighbourhood block party.Taking place in Bloorcourt Village, the stretch of Bloor Street West between Crawford Street and Gladstone Avenue, the block party will see a slew of the neighbourhood's hottest restaurants team up for a day of friendly neighbourhood vibes and epic eats.A neighbourhood that's utterly packed with g...

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4 w. ago Blue Jays’ grip atop AL East less secure following series loss to host New York Yankees

Barring a post-season matchup, the Blue Jays and Yankees met for the final time Sunday in the Bronx. In club history, the Jays have never hooked up with the Pinstripers in the playoffs, which is a shame and which is why a potential October series between the two sides would be so captivating and so […]

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4 w. ago Verstappen claims dominant victory at Italian Grand Prix for 1st win since May

MONZA, Italy — Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of title contenders and McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.  It was a first win since May for Verstappen — and only his third of the season — and capped a wonderful weekend at Monza for the […]

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