The air in September always feels different, and in the AL East, it especially feels like baseball’s version of a pressure cooker. As of September 3rd, Toronto sits at 80–59, while Boston and New York are breathing down their neck with 78–62 and 77–61. That means just 2.5 games separate the Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox.

And here comes the Yankees, who own a +140 run differential compared to Toronto’s +58, and are riding with high expectations, winning eight of their last nine games, and can topple them anytime in their upcoming series. But now, the return update of Anthony Santander , the Jays $92.5M offseason acquisition, can change the tide in favor of the Jays, who already have a slight edge of 7-3 against the Bronx Bombers this year.

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