Saskatoon businesses like Olympian Sports and Saskatoon Custom Tees are seeing an increase in sales as as the Blue Jays continue their playoff run in the American League Championship Series.

Business owners are some of the most ardent fans of the Toronto Blue Jays’ current push through the Major League Baseball playoffs, riding a weeks-long surge in sales that could boost their bottom line for the whole year.

Toronto Blue Jays merchandise has been flying off the shelves since the team began its playoff run last weekend. The Jays are up 2-0 in their best-of-five series against the New York Yankees, and will look to close it out Tuesday after dominating wins in games on Saturday and Sunday.

Robert Wordley’s devotion to the Blue Jays is an inheritance: his father, James, has been a fan since the team’s inception in 1977. Wordley’s prized possession is his two-time World Series champion bomber jacket, which symbolizes the family’s deep, shared history with the club.

He's not just on the bandwagon. In fact, he's in Toronto and looking forward to game 7 tonight! Local baseball fan Billy Ravneck, the owner / operator of the Ultimate Fan Zone shop in downtown Moose Jaw,

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on fire for the Blue Jays throughout the postseason. While he was quiet during the first two games of the American League Championship Series against the Mariners, Vladdy has since gone 9-of-16 from the plate, and homered in all three of Toronto’s wins to help force Game 7 on Monday night.

A family-run fried chicken restaurant in Toronto has found an unlikely customer base over its nearly 50 years in business: Blue Jays fans. The