TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 06: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. #13 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates a home run at the plate in the fifth inning of their MLB game against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre on August 6, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
The Toronto Blue Jays entered the 2021 season with big hopes and playoff dreams as the team not only possessed a very deep farm system but also added some prominent players in George Springer, Marcus Semien, and Kirby Yates during the off-season.
Fast forward to the midway point of the season and the Blue Jays were roughly ten games back of first place in the AL East and four games back of a spot in the AL Wild Card.