Get your magician's hat and start crossing the X's on your calendars, it's time to dive into the magic number for a Postseason birth. The "magic number" (so to speak) is the number of games a team needs to secure a playoff spot in October. Playoff birth: 9At the start of the season, the Blue Jays' playoff odds were at 43.6% per Fangraphs. Boston meanwhile faces a tough final week of 2025 that sees the Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers. Regardless of what happens to the Yankees or the Red Sox, it's the Toronto Blue Jays who hold their own fate in their hands.