TORONTO – Just a few days ago, Blue Jays reliever Justin Bruihl was among a group of players at the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo who continued training in case they were needed at the big-league level.

Bruihl got the call-up on Friday and provided a clean inning of relief Saturday in his first game action with Toronto in a month. It was the latest example of how the top-seeded Blue Jays have benefited from a wide variety of player contributions over the course of the regular season.

“You’ve got to stay locked in,” Bruihl said in a recent interview. “You can’t really let your guard down.”

Toronto closed out its regular season Sunday with a 13-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The win locked up the Blue Jays’ first American League East Division title since 2015.

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