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

New York Yankees (4)

The Bronx Bombers secured the top seed in the AL and will be taking on the underdog Kansas City Royals. The Yankees, armed with Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, are one of the most dangerous clubs in the entire playoff field.

Their roster will feature four former Blue Jays, but it remains to be seen if they'll have the same impact on the games as Judge and Soto do. Probably not.

Jon Berti first broke in to the big leagues back in 2018 as a member of the Blue Jays. His tenure in Toronto consisted of just four games, but he notched his first big league hit, double, triple and stolen base in that time. All told, he went 4-for-15 (.267) with two runs scored and two RBI. Since then, he's suited up as an oft-used utilityman for the Marlins and now the Yankees. In his first season on the Yanks, Berti hit .273 in 25 regular-season games, registering appearances at second base, third base and left field. Every playoff team needs a jack-of-all-trades type of player like him on their squad.

One of the more recognizable and popular former Blue Jays here is Marcus Stroman, who spent the first six years of his big league career in Toronto. The right-hander made an All-Star Game, won a Gold Glove and earned Cy Young votes during his time with the Jays and had a 3.76 ERA in 135 games for them. Now he finds himself in New York for the second time, this time with the Yankees. He made 29 starts for them, going 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA and 95 ERA+ along the way.

Mark Leiter Jr., 33, made it into eight games for the Blue Jays back in 2018 alongside Berti. The right-hander always finds a way to land a job at the big league level despite the fact that he wasn't very good until last season. This year, he was traded to the Yankees at the deadline and has a combined 4.50 ERA through 60 games between the Cubs and Yanks.

At the time of his release and eventual signing with the Yankees, Tim Mayza was the longest-tenured member of the Blue Jays' roster. The left-hander was as durable and reliable as they come through the vast majority of his time on the Jays, but this year the wheels completely fell off. With the Jays feeling like they could turn things around before the end of the year, they cut him rather than give him more time to figure things out. He went on to make 15 regular-season outings for the Yankees, posting a 4.00 ERA in 18 innings which is much better than the 8.03 mark he had in 24.2 innings for the Jays.