The evidence has been all over the field for the Toronto Blue Jays this season. Despite not having the most eye-popping names up and down their lineup, they entered October as the No. 1 seed in the American League and now have a stranglehold on the defending AL champions in the division series.

How have the AL East champion Blue Jays done it all season? The answer is simple:

They’ve been having fun.

“Yeah, I feel like we have a bunch of just young dudes at heart,” said Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider before Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. “We have a lot of old heads, even George [Springer]. George is 36, but he acts like he’s 12, which is great. You want a leader that leads by example but also learn how to have fun. He does that too.

“Even Vlady. He’s only 26, but he acts l

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