The Toronto Blue Jays are set for a border showdown in the American League Championship Series as they await the winner of the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners.
The Tigers and Mariners meet in Game 5 of their AL Division Series on Friday in Seattle, with the winner heading to Toronto for Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday.
Detroit’s Comerica Park is about a four-hour drive from Toronto and just across the bridge from Windsor, Ont., while Seattle’s T-Mobile Park sits roughly three hours south of Vancouver, home of the Blue Jays’ High-A affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians.
Toronto has only faced Seattle once in the post-season — in 2022, when the Mariners swept the best-of-three wild-card series at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays won the 2025 season series 4-2, including a three-game sweep in M