The New York Yankees didn’t just lose in Toronto on Saturday — they were dismantled. For the second straight night to open the ALDS, the Blue Jays left them stunned, crushed, and searching for answers after a 13–7 blowout that felt over before it even began.
By the third inning, the Yankees’ dugout had the look of a team already playing out the string. Max Fried, brought in to stabilize the rotation with postseason experience, had his worst outing in pinstripes.
Over just three innings, he surrendered eight hits and seven earned runs, leaving the mound visibly frustrated. The crowd at Rogers Centre roared with every crack of the bat, sensing that the Yankees were unraveling — and they weren’t wrong.
Fried falters, Warren buries the Yankees deeper
When Fried exited, the hope was that yo