Tribe, Jays to face off in playoffs for 1st time

TORONTO — When the Blue Jays eliminated the Rangers in the American League Division Series on Sunday night, Toronto president Mark Shapiro sent his Cleveland counterpart and former protégé Chris Antonetti a two-word text: “Your turn.”

Antonetti’s Indians lived up to their end of the bargain by eliminating the Red Sox with a 4-3 victory in Game 3 on Monday night at Fenway Park. Now these two teams that are so familiar with each other will get a chance to do battle in the AL Championship Series, which starts Friday at Progressive Field (8 p.m. ET on TBS and, in Canada, Sportsnet and RDS).

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 14 8 p.m. TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS Gm 2 Oct. 15 TBD TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS Gm 3 Oct. 17 TBD CLE@ TOR TBS/SNET/RDS Gm 4 Oct. 18 TBD CLE @ TOR TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 5 Oct. 19 TBD CLE@ TOR TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 6 Oct. 21 TBD TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 7 Oct. 22 8:30 p.m. TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS *- If necessary | All times listed ET  • Complete postseason coverageShop for postseason gear: Blue Jays

The Blue Jays were dubbed “Cleveland North” after Shapiro left the Indians to become Toronto’s new team president last year. During the ensuing months, Shapiro brought on board Indians executives Ross Atkins and Andrew Miller to become his general manager and vice president of business operations, respectively.

“There are individuals there that I know very well and care about,” Atkins said Monday night, “but there’s only one organization that I work for, and it’s the Toronto Blue Jays. Personally, I’m focused on us winning. But personally, there are individuals there that I would be happy for … but that’s not any different than the Texas Rangers or the Los Angeles Dodgers. I just happen to have a few more relationships in …

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