In the biggest start of his life, Schlittler delivered a masterful performance, striking out 12 in Game 3 to lead New York into the ALDS.

That production was enough to have Springer ranked at No. 10 on the ESPN Player Rater. That put him ahead of Seattle Mariners superstar center fielder Julio Rodriguez. The only outfielders who finished ahead of the Blue Jays veteran were Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Juan Soto of the New York Mets.

At this point, everyone’s just watching the clock. Sure, the two intrasquad games this week help to fill the days and keep everyone engaged, but the Blue Jays are still waiting to see who they’ll play in the ALDS,

Ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays' ALDS opener in a few days, SP Chris Bassitt struck out slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a gnarly curveball.

At the trade deadline, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins acquired right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians to bolster the Blue Jays' rotation. It was seen as a gamble as Bieber had not thrown a pitch in an MLB game in 2025.

Bautista himself orchestrated one of the loudest crowd pops in Blue Jays history, hitting an infamous home run in Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS that gave Toronto a 6-3 lead over the Texas Rangers. The home run became Toronto legend not only for what it meant in the moment, but the iconic bat flip afterwards from Bautista.