Friday was an absolute disaster all around for the Blue Jays in what was their worst loss of 2025, but Tyler Heineman reached an even greater low.

On a night they could have clinched a playoff berth at Kauffman Stadium against the Royals, Toronto starter Max Scherzer couldn’t get out of the first inning in a 20-1 loss.

He gave up seven earned runs while only retiring two batters.

Things turned worse when manager John Schneider and pitching coach Pete Walker were ejected from the game, and later the team was forced to use four relievers and two position players to take the mound, including Heineman, a catcher.

To cap off the 19-run loss, Heineman reportedly became the first player in MLB history to allow at least 13 hits and 10 runs in a relief outing of less than two innings.

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