New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Aaron Boone
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“Just not good enough,” said manager Aaron Boone, who along with pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing balls and strikes. “We’ve got to obviously tighten it up. Confident we will. We’ll continue to work at it. We have good defenders here. But tonight was obviously a rough night for us.”
Right as Yankees manager Aaron Boone was about to take the ball from ace Max Fried in the sixth inning in Toronto on Wednesday night, YES Network cameras zoomed in on the left-hander’s throwing hand. Fried, who had been wiping his hand on his jersey toward the end of his outing, had blood above the nail on his pinky finger.
The Yankees snapped a five-game losing streak to the Blue Jays with a 5-4 win on Tuesday. Ben Rice delivered the game-winning homer in the top of the ninth inning to break free of a 4-4 tie. This is the rubber match with the winner taking the series — Yankees took the first series (2-1) and the Blue Jays swept the second (4-0).
"Honestly didn't know what to expect on a Monday night, but this place was rocking," Kevin Gausman said of the Jays' 11th straight home win.
His postseason experience and track record could significantly benefit the Blue Jays rotation down the stretch. It will be interesting to see if Toronto decides to target him. With a recent hot streak and a resurgence from George Springer, Toronto is looking like one of the AL's top teams.
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If one image could capture the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays, it’s George Springer rounding third base, grinning and howling and full of hope. Springer is the heartbeat of a team reborn. His stunning resurgence has launched the Blue Jays to the top of the American League East,
Minutes after the Yankees lost an ugly contest to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, Aaron Judge said that he still believes he’s on a great team.
Anthony Volpe dropped in lineup after disastrous game against Blue Jays originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time in 2025, the Yankees have dropped Anthony Volpe into the ninth spot in the batting order, a clear strategic shift from manager Aaron Boone to ease pressure on the young shortstop.