A recent hot streak has put the Blue Jays in control of the AL East and the addition of a former Cy Young finalist could further cement them as the favorites.

The MLB Draft is tricky to read too much into, because the selections are so far away from making an impact at the MLB level. But the Toronto Blue Jays, if you want to read into it, may have provided a signal. In the first round on Sunday night, the Blue Jays picked shortstop Jojo Parker.

For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).

Michael Kay got trolled for claiming the Blue Jays were "not a first-place team" after Toronto overtook the Yankees for first place in the AL East.

After the Blue Jays completed their four-game sweep of the Yankees on Thursday, Campbell threw some shade during the postgame show toward Kay — while not referencing the play-by-play announcer by name, but referring to him as a “certain Yankee broadcaster” — after a prior comment about how Toronto doesn’t reflect a first-place team.

With a recent hot streak and a resurgence from George Springer, Toronto is looking like one of the AL's top teams.

The Toronto Blue Jays recently completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees, ascending to first place in the AL East in the process.

For the first time since April 13, the Yankees are no longer in sole possession of first place in the division, now tied with the Blue Jays after dropping a third straight game to them, this one a crushing 11-9 loss at Rogers Centre. The game seemed all but over after the first inning, when Will Warren dug them a 7-0 hole that soon became 8-0.

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The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the last month or so and as a result, have finally taken over the divisional lead from the New York Yankees following an impressive four-game sweep last week.