{"id":2039680,"date":"2025-09-21T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2039680"},"modified":"2025-09-21T21:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:26:27","slug":"blue-jays-clinch-playoff-spot-with-win-over-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blue-jays-clinch-playoff-spot-with-win-over-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays clinch playoff spot with win over Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By n        The Canadian Pressn      <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted September 21, 2025 5:07 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min 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