Merry Clinchmas, Jays fans.
For the first time since 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays clinched the AL East as they stomped all over the Baltimore Orioles 15-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Blue Jays fans, who have been waiting 22 years for playoff baseball to return to Toronto, were giddy on social media. In fact, #ClinchDay was the No. 1 trending topic in Canada near the conclusion of the game and #ALEastChamps was the top trend in the country not long after the team officially clinched the division.
The Blue Jays lost the second game of the doubleheader, but that had no impact on how the team celebrated once they got back into the clubhouse.
https://twitter.com/james_in_to/status/649412615945326592
https://twitter.com/sbrooksbaseball/status/649420318881153024
Here are some of the best tweets reacting to the team’s accomplishment.
https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/status/649365361431838720
https://twitter.com/sbrooksbaseball/status/649367998554370049
https://twitter.com/The_JayWalk/status/649362011499966464
https://twitter.com/Anil_Ramchand/status/649358163821621248
https://twitter.com/Johnnystew24/status/649356044620144640
https://twitter.com/califax/status/649368319913541632