Right around Labour Day, it looked like Major League Baseball's playoff race would be a big snooze fest.

September had other ideas.

The standings in both the American League and National League have tightened in a hurry, and a lot of the action over the final week of the season will take place in Ohio.

The Toronto Blue Jays were the first AL team to secure a spot in the playoffs with Sunday's 8-5 victory over the Royals in Kansas City.

They return to the post-season for the first time since 2023, having improved their AL-best and AL East-leading record to 90-66.

In 2023, they were topped by the Minnesota Twins in the wild-card round.

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