10 former Blue Jays who are playing in the 2024 MLB postseason

Former Blue Jays whose playoff hopes are still alive

Cleveland Guardians (1)

The Cleveland Guardians are one of many clubs in the AL Central that either made the playoffs or were in contention for a spot until the very, very end. The Guardians, Tigers and Royals all made the cut, while the Twins fell just short despite the fact that they held a postseason spot for the vast majority of the regular season.

There's only one former Blue Jay on the Guardians' roster, and that's left-hander Matthew Boyd.

Originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB Draft, Boyd turned into one of the organization's top pitching prospects with an incredible showing in High-A during the 2014 season and Double-A in 2015. He had a sub-2.00 ERA in both of those seasons and earned a big league promotion in '15 because of it.

He wound up making just two starts for the big league club that year, surrendering 11 runs on 15 hits in just 6.2 innings. That was good for a 14.85 ERA. The Tigers still saw enough from him during his minor-league dominance to trade for him in exchange for David Price.

Boyd wound up having a largely successful eight-year run in Detroit before latching on with the Guardians this year. Since he was recovering from an injury, he didn't sign until late in the season and made just eight starts because of it.

Those eight starts went well, though. The 33-year-old posted a 2.72 ERA, 3.29 FIP and 151 ERA+ in 39.2 innings, striking out over 10 batters per nine innings and walking just 13. He's a part of the Guardians' playoff rotation and should see some game-action during the upcoming ALDS against his old team, the Tigers.