David Ortiz never misses a chance to hurt the New York Yankees. The Hall of Fame slugger, who hit .303 and hit 53 home runs in 243 games against the Yankees, watched the 2025 ALDS with barely contained joy. After the Yankees knocked the Red Sox out in the Wild Card series, Ortiz found someone else to cheer for. The answer? Toronto Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays have scored 23 runs against New York in two games, and their lineup set an MLB record for home runs hit in the first two games of a playoff series. In the fourth inning of Game 2, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit the first postseason grand slam in Blue Jays history. This gave Toronto a 9-0 lead. Every player in Toronto’s lineup has at least one hit, but Yankees pitching has fallen apart under the pressure.
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