Reinvented hurler Happ relishes postseason return

ARLINGTON — When evaluating his choices last offseason as a free agent, a big part of J.A. Happ’s decision was looking for a team that was built for the postseason.

These are the kind of starts Happ, who will pitch for the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Rangers on Friday (1 p.m. ET on TBS, as well as Sportsnet (English) and TVA (French) in Canada), dreamed of making. The lefty, who signed a three-year, $36 million deal with Toronto on Nov. 27, 2015, went to the World Series with the Phillies in each of his first two years. And the 33-year-old is excited to finally get back.

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“Just to be in the playoffs, you get that taste. And you want to continue to go back,” said Happ, who will be making his first postseason appearance since 2009.

“And that’s kind of what you search for over your career. So that’s why I said it was one of the …

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