Reliving 4 best playoff runs in Blue Jays history while fans are stuck watching from home in 2024

It has been hard being a Toronto Blue Jays fan for the past three seasons, watching the Jays consistently fail in their quest for an exciting and deep playoff run. Back in 2022, their dream was utterly destroyed in an awkward sequence that involved Jays shortstop Bo Bichette colliding with outfielder George Springer. In the process, it allowed the Seattle Mariners to come all the way back from being down 8-1 at one point to win 10-9 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The complete collapse took away from the strong pitching performance by Jays’ ace Kevin Gausman, as well as Teoscar Hernández’s two-home run performance. The comeback stung even more when it hit the record books by becoming the second largest comeback in MLB postseason history.

Then came another playoff run in which the Jays came up way short once again the following year in 2023. Their offense was stymied by the stingy Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff, as they held the Jays to just one run over two games in the AL Wild Card Series. This time around, the highlight (or “low”light) of their demise came when starter José Berríos was taken out of the game by Jays’ manager John Schneider despite cruising along and shutting down the Twins’ hitters. The moment he was removed, the Twins quickly pushed two runs across as it was all that they needed to secure a 2-0 game and series win over Toronto.

This season, the circumstances have been even worse, as the Jays failed to even make the postseason completely. However, despite their disappointing showings in recent years,, it hasn’t been all that bad when taking a look at some of the Jays’ historical playoff runs from the past. In fact, there have actually been a few exciting and successful ones that are worth re-living the moments through once again as a true Jays’ fan.

As a result, let’s take a look back at four of the best postseason runs made by the Jays in franchise history while fans can remorse in being stuck watching from home for this year.