A postseason spot is sitting right in front of the Blue Jays, begging them to reach out and complete the long-obvious formality. They’re suddenly taking their time, though, dragging this through yet another night and into yet another day.

With Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leading the way, the Toronto Blue Jays are closing in on their first trip to the MLB playoffs the 2023 season. This is how things stand entering play on Saturday, Sept. 20:

The Toronto Blue Jays face the Kansas City Royals on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 (9/19/25) in a regular season MLB game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Friday was an absolute disaster all around for the Blue Jays in what was their worst loss of 2025, but Tyler Heineman reached an even greater low.

Any dreams of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman becoming MLB's next two-way sensation were dashed Friday against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals

The Toronto Blue Jays have had an incredible season, with just about everything going right for the franchise. Entering Friday, Toronto owns an 89-64 record — the best in the American League — along with a 3.0-game lead in the AL East over the second-place New York Yankees.

Rookie struck out nine in first start but will need Toronto’s offence to heat up after scoring only three times during club’s four-game losing streak.

Losers of four straight and having failed to secure a potential post-season berth on consecutive days, the slumping Toronto Blue Jays will look to regain their form against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

The American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to low back inflammation with hope that he will return in the postseason. The move is retroactive to Friday.