MLB wild-card series Day 3
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Andrés Giménez comes through with a pinch-hit sac fly and it's 6-4 Blue Jays. As another reminder, the Blue Jays clinch the AL East with a win or a Yankees loss. Tigers are going to the bullpen with some traffic on board in the fifth. Still a 4-3 Red Sox lead.
Blue Jays face pressure after 94-win season as Ken Rosenthal warns their AL East title means nothing without ALCS run in the MLB postseason.
The Toronto Blue Jays have yet to announce what they are going to do with their star rookie pitcher, Trey Yesavage, for the postseason. General manager Ross Atk