The battle for the true AL East titan starts here? The Toronto Blue Jays were the deserving AL East champ in the regular season and it was their first division title since 2015. They had the same 94-68 record as the Yankees -- tied for the best record in the AL -- but won the division based on winning the season series, eight games to five.

With that tiebreaker came the bye. The Jays rested up this past week while the Yankees had to battle the Red Sox in a tough three-game series in the Bronx. They prevailed, though, and we get to see a Yankees-Blue Jays playoff series. If that sounds rare to you, it is. In fact, this is the first-ever playoff meeting between the two AL East foes.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays schedule

Date Start time TV

Game 1

Sat., Oct. 4

4:08 pm ET

FOX

Game 2

Sun

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