NEW YORK – The 2025 Yankees are gone sooner than they expected, undone by a team they never quite solved.

For all their late-season fight and the backs-against-the-wall drama of Aaron Judge’s unforgettable October moment a night earlier, they ran out of answers against the Blue Jays on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, falling short in a season-ending 5-2 loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.

Coming off the game of his life in the AL Wild Card clincher, rookie Cam Schlittler pitched well into the seventh inning, but Jazz Chisholm Jr. booted what could have been an inning-ending double play ball. The miscue proved costly when Nathan Lukes connected for a two-run single off Devin Williams, effectively putting New York’s season on ice.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Spr

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