Since 1993, when Joe Carter's World Series-ending home run off Mitch Williams gave the Toronto Blue Jays their second title, 29 major league teams have qualified for the playoffs at least once. The only one that hasn't is Toronto, whose postseason drought became the major leagues' longest Friday when the Kansas City Royals clinched their first playoff berth since winning the 1985 championship. Kansas City's breakthrough came one year after the sport's second-longest absence ended, when the Pittsburgh Pirates reached the playoffs for the first time since 1992. "Maybe third time's a charm," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Saturday after his team beat AL East champion Baltimore 4-2. "We'll see." Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340927114&teams=baltimore-orioles-vs-toronto-blue-jays
