For a pair of teams who share the same division and have represented the American League in the World Series a combined eight times over the last 40 years, the relationship between the Blue Jays and Red Sox has been remarkably tame. There’s no signature clash, no recent season where one stood in the doorway and blocked the other, and no real palpable animosity between the fanbases.

In fact, one of the best baseball clips in recent memory was David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. bringing Red Sox and Blue Jay fans together via a joyous trolling of the Yankees following Game 4 of the ALDS in New York. (The enemy of your enemy is often your friend!)

But what if all this was about to change?

Perhaps this week, with both teams making strong swings to improve their rotation just over 24 hours

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