NEW YORK – Oh, Canada!
Beginning Saturday at Rogers Centre, the Yankees will face the well-rested Toronto Blue Jays in a best-of-five Division Series, with the winner advancing to the AL Championship Series.
Of course, the Jays and Yanks finished tied for the AL’s best record at 94-68, but Toronto captured the AL East crown due to their superior 8-5 head-to-head season series mark.
You can trace the Yankees’ slide from division leaders to their two July trips to Canada, dropping a four-game set and losing two out of three, before giving Toronto a late-season scare.
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Blue Jays' rested pitching staff
While the Yankees and Red Sox played a best-o