The 2025 Yankees have found themselves in a familiar spot — with their backs against the wall. The same team that squandered a seven-game lead but hung on to tie for the best record in the AL and lost a maddening Game 1 of the Wild Card Series before rebounding to take the next two is facing elimination yet again tonight. After the team’s pitching staff got shelled for 23 runs in the first two ALDS games against the Blue Jays, much of the focus will rightfully be on starter Carlos Rodón, who will be called upon to stop the bleeding and give the Yankees a fighting chance to claw back into the series.

But pitching isn’t the only problem. After scoring just one run in Game 1 in Toronto, the top regular-season offense in baseball was dominated by rookie Trey Yesavage over 5.1 innings on Sunda

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