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.
Party up! pic.twitter.com/c7HGEseAIQ
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 1, 2015
The 6ix squad celebrates as CHAMPIONS! #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/pIrLE5Dqpx
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 1, 2015
Had dreams of doing this since I was a kid. Still feels like I'm dreaming and sure don't want to wake up. Love my team. Thank you fans! #6ix
— Devon Travis (@DeVoTrAv) October 1, 2015
Clubhouse attendant runs out of room, drenched, picks up three beer cases, returns.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) October 1, 2015
#GibbyTheBest pic.twitter.com/YBDsl7SCiw
— y-James G (@james_in_to) October 1, 2015
Gibby doesn't need goggles. #ToughGuy
— James Cybulski (@JamesCybulski) October 1, 2015
One beer…two beers…three beers….four beers. #jays https://t.co/QPhoYzJs8T
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) October 1, 2015
Munenori Kawasaki: "I'm drunk."
— Kyle Bukauskas (@SNkylebukauskas) October 1, 2015
I absolutely had to take this picture. @bluejays pic.twitter.com/LFYVMy3g95
— Stephen R Brooks (@sbrooksbaseball) October 1, 2015
Drunk Kawasaki is the best Kawasaki.
— Caroline Cameron (@SNCaroline) October 1, 2015
No talk tonight of contracts, stats, agents & next year. Just a bunch of players acting like kids. How great is sports?! #Jays
— Roger Lajoie (@TheRog590) October 1, 2015
I think @SNBarryDavis in his goggles are the best thing I've seen this season.
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) October 1, 2015
Seeing @SNBarryDavis in goggles makes waiting so long for this celebration worth it. #bluejays @Sportsnet
— Jamie Thomas (@SNJamieWThomas) October 1, 2015
Is that Barry Davis or a mutant fly?
— David Alter (@dalter) October 1, 2015
Breaking News: Barry Davis is one of the X-Men. #jays pic.twitter.com/Fdj6XDK2My
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) October 1, 2015
Squad UP! #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/kGQvzpyQk0
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 1, 2015
The East Is Ours! pic.twitter.com/IQOmYlwwX2
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 1, 2015
Here are some of the best tweets reacting to the team’s accomplishment.
YOUR @BLUEJAYS ARE AL EAST CHAMPS!!! With a 15-2 win over O’s, the division title is coming to Canada! #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/HGCnPqXSal
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 30, 2015
A grand total of 52,570 regular season & playoff games have been played since the #BlueJays last won the AL East in September 1993
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) September 30, 2015
It's been a long time… #BlueJays #ClinchDay #22years #ComeTogether #takeoctober pic.twitter.com/hNsU8fhhZe
— mark love (@_marklove) September 30, 2015
American League East Division Champions. This is for you Toronto. We're not done yet though. 6 side ting! @BlueJays
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) September 30, 2015
Hard Work pays off! #lovethisteam #cometogether #canada #AlEastChamps !!! @BlueJays
— Russell Martin (@russellmartin55) September 30, 2015
Soak it all in, @DAVIDprice14! #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/pou83AnN3S
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 30, 2015
The whole country is behind you @BlueJays! Congrats on clinching the AL East! #ComeTogether
— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) September 30, 2015
I'm gonna go out on a limb and congratulate the Blue Jays on winning the AL EAST!!! It is just starting. #ComeTogether
— Joe Carter (@JoeCarter_29) September 30, 2015
Congratulations to the @BlueJays, your 2015 AL East Champs. All of Toronto is behind you. #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/Wc5TSVv7wv
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) September 30, 2015
AL East champs! Congrats @BlueJays from the Raptors, now it's time to #TakeOctober #WeTheNorth #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/llm7kUrWEJ
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 30, 2015
Congratulations @BlueJays…
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) October 1, 2015
Way to go, @BlueJays! Best of luck in the ALDS! #ComeTogether #ClinchDay pic.twitter.com/R987P8bJrU
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) September 30, 2015
How sweet it is! Congrats to our boys of summer @BlueJays for winning AL East Pennant. #ComeTogether #ALEastChamps https://t.co/6Xxz9A44nY
— John Tory (@JohnTory) September 30, 2015
TORONTO BREAK THE AL EAST BACK BUBBA
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) October 1, 2015
@BlueJays Clinch AL East!!! Thank you so much boys! …after 22 years it's still a beauty way to go ..eh?!
— Rush (@rushtheband) September 30, 2015
Congratulations to Alex Anthopolous, Andrew Tinnish & all in @BlueJays management. Stayed course, trusted process & delivered. Well done.
— Kyle Dubas (@kyledubas) October 1, 2015
Congrats @BlueJays ! Heck of a run. Keep on going. #dece
— Dustin Tokarski (@dustintokarski) October 1, 2015
The @BlueJays take the AL East! Good luck in the playoffs. #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/PLmLYuObr5
— WaltDisneyStudiosCAN (@DisneyStudiosCA) September 30, 2015
AL East Champions! From everyone at Rogers NHL GameCentre Live, congratulations @BlueJays!! pic.twitter.com/p8MBGYHjzj
— Rogers NHL GCL (@RogersNHLGCL) September 30, 2015
AL East Champs! Congrats to our guys! Congrats to our staff! Congratulations to the best group of fans in the world! pic.twitter.com/eCRZGpXqgH
— Stephen R Brooks (@sbrooksbaseball) September 30, 2015
1985 1989 1991 1992 1993 2015
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) September 30, 2015
#BlueJays thru 157 games 1992: 92-65 1993: 92-65 2015: 92-65
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) September 30, 2015
Your @BlueJays are flying high! pic.twitter.com/CrBkvVWsbq
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 30, 2015
Watching #BlueJays celebrate AL East it's hard to believe they were 50-51 in late July. #Jays 42-15 since.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) October 1, 2015
Congrats #Jays! Happy for organization and fans. Everyone deserves credit, great group. But this is AA's team. He's the architect.
— Roger Lajoie (@TheRog590) September 30, 2015
Sometimes we don't need words to express how we truly feel. #ComeTogether #BlueJays #priceless pic.twitter.com/QbK0L02Oxo
— Ari Shapiro (@ari_shapiro) September 30, 2015
congrats to blue jays, AL East champs. it's been awhile, but now that they are playoff bound, they are big WS threat.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) September 30, 2015
Anthopoulos on why he was emotional on field during celebration: "My dad died when I was young and I was getting some texts about my dad."
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) October 1, 2015
Celebrate like it's 1993! pic.twitter.com/s9sTLLxyCn
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 30, 2015
THANK YOU ALEX! THANK YOU ALEX! THANK YOU ALEX! *Notice the Orioles fan* #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/UlVJPbsPx2
— Mike Fuller (@MikeKX947) September 30, 2015
Merry CLINCHmas to you and yours! Champions of the East and Kings of the North. #ClinchDay #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/oC68gksISP
— Mike Fuller (@MikeKX947) September 30, 2015
Make some room!! #ClinchDay #Jays @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/2HFKbSPQ4b
— Tyran Ault (@TyranAult) September 30, 2015
Jays won the AL East in their 9th season & 4 pennants from '89-93. We were spoiled. Thrilled a new generation can finally experience this.
— Greg Sansone (@GregSansone) September 30, 2015
Thank you to all the @BlueJays fans who made the trip to Baltimore! #10thMan pic.twitter.com/JkLlzEgjLc
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 30, 2015
All dressed up in BLUE! @BlueJays are AL East Champs!! #notdoneyet pic.twitter.com/Yor9xmIaye
— Leah Hextall (@leahhextall) September 30, 2015
#ClinchDay got us like #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/1dp7OqaxWY
— The JayWalk (@The_JayWalk) September 30, 2015
@timandsid jays fans be like… #itsover #matchgame pic.twitter.com/WKGsmBKAWf
— Anil Ramchand (@Anil_Ramchand) September 30, 2015
@timandsid JAYS fans be like …….. #TimandSid pic.twitter.com/lxRYMDbSiQ
— Darcy Walushka (@dwalushka) September 30, 2015
@timandsid #MatchGame #Jays fans be like… #TimAndSid #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/44X3YFq7nq
— Craig Gordon (@dakidder) September 30, 2015
Damn, it's real. It's really happening. They're the best in the East and it isn't close.
— y-BTZ (@the_Zubes) September 30, 2015
@timandsid Jays fans be like #Matchgame pic.twitter.com/yzorZie1u6
— Johnny Stewart (@Johnnystew24) September 30, 2015
It's harder to make the playoffs in MLB than in any of the other major sports leagues. So what the Jays did this season is truly remarkable.
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) September 30, 2015
@tim_micallef @timandsid Jays fans be like pic.twitter.com/bcyTsjaUjW
— y- Varun Sarin (@vdub1991) September 30, 2015
I cannot convey my excitement properly on Twitter. This is just unbelievable. #Jays
— Danielle Michaud (@CityMichaud) September 30, 2015
CHEER LOUD AND PROUD @BlueJays FANS EVERYWHERE!!! HAPPY #ClinchDay !!! #ComeTogether #AlEastChamps #GoJaysGo pic.twitter.com/DK8dikuhwg
— Ed (@goleafsgo167) September 30, 2015
Ready! #ComeTogether #BlueJays #postseason #takeoctober #ClinchDay pic.twitter.com/P8h4PaZ0os
— y- Chris Santos (@chrissantos) September 30, 2015
Now watch me clinch, now watch me nae nae #BlueJays
— Cal Maclellan (@califax) September 30, 2015
#BlueJays are guaranteed to have the best post All-Star break winning percentage in franchise history
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) September 30, 2015
