In a Blue Jays club that kept them from an AL East title and knocked them from the postseason, the Yankees and their fans can feel bitter, angry and jealous.

How about inspired, too?

Because what the Blue Jays are trying to do — shake off a disappointing season not with an overhaul but through subtle upgrades to the periphery of the roster that turned an also-ran into a pennant winner — offers a blueprint for what it seems as if Brian Cashman & Co. are attempting to execute.

The 2025 Blue Jays that won 94 games, the division and the ALCS on Monday night are not entirely different from the 2024 Blue Jays that finished 14 games under .500 and in last place in the East. Consider that Nos. 1-7 in their lineup for the clinching Game 7 — George Springer, Nathan Lukes, Vladimir Guerrero Jr

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