Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly has been part of some tough playoff losses.

And so he couldn’t help but admire as, just a few blocks west of his own arena, the Toronto Blue Jays authored a late-inning comeback to reach the World Series, sending Rogers Centre into pandemonium.

“We want to be able to do that and have a run like that. You look at the passion they’re playing with and that’s contagious,” Rielly said on Tuesday morning.

Rielly, 31, has been on the opposite end of those dramatic post-season games.

The longest-serving Maple Leaf, he’s been a part of every playoff defeat in the Auston Matthews era — none of which have come later than the second round.

Last season, Toronto came within one win of the conference final, only to fall short to the eventual champion Flor

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