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Blue Jays fever grips Canada

With the Toronto Blue Jays riding a thrilling 11-game winning streak that has propelled them into first place in the American League East as the division-rival Yankees come to town, fans from coast to coast to coast are falling back in love with the rejuvenated team.

Fans falling back in love with red-hot team

Fans in Toronto celebrated the Jays' sweep of Oakland on Thursday afternoon, which pushed the the team's winning streak to 11 games, matching a season high. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)

It feels like the early '90s again.

With the Toronto Blue Jays riding a thrilling 11-game winning streak that has propelled them into first place in the American League East, fans from coast to coast to coast are falling back in love with the franchise that captured their hearts with back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and '93.


The excitement promises to grow this weekend as the division-rival New York Yankees arrive in town for a key three-game series that is already sold out.

Only a half-game separates the clubs heading into Friday night's opener. Ace lefty David Price, acquired just before the trade deadline, starts for Toronto.

Here's a sampling of the Blue Jays fever expressed on social media, courtesy of The Canadian Press: