TORONTO – Already during this captivating run to the American League Championship Series, the Toronto Blue Jays have conquered so many of the hills – not maxing out their talent; not winning the AL East; zero playoff victories; not taking a post-season series – that felled them in years past. So, it’s perhaps fitting then that their latest climb features the Seattle Mariners, who vanquished them in a 2022 wild-card sweep that included a Game 2 rally from 8-1 down that’s now very much part of the expansion cousin’s lore.

After all, if this is going to be a fully redemptive journey, might as well face down all the of the past’s hauntings.

But while this iteration of the Blue Jays is a more complete team than the one from three years ago, so too is this edition of the Mariners, fatigue and

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