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New York Yankees’ season ended in heartache for the 16th consecutive year Wednesday night when they were knocked out of the autumn period in the American League Division series.
The Toronto Blue Jays won the series in four games to advance to the American League Championship series and wasted another season of Aaron Judge’s prime, which had its best autumn season.
However, a multi-year MVP candidate is obviously not enough to get over the hump, and three-time MVP and Yankee’s world champion Alex Rodriguez tore his former ball club over the team they built this season.
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Former New York Yankee’s third Baseman Alex Rodriguez at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)
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“Aaron has been very classic. We have all been very consistent with it. Frankly, from all over the organization he is the one guy I wanted to circle who has the least to be blamed. I mean he has a lot of talent,” Rodriguez said. “But for me personally, one of the worst constructions of a list I have ever seen. You have three left -wing catchers, you have five DHS, you have a first Baseman in and out. It’s just a very, very difficult hand for [manager Aaron] Boone. And frankly, they were exposed to a much better Jay team. “
Yanks was once again built to outsuke their opponents, but they were defeated through death with a thousand cuts from a Blue Jay team that had the best strike speed, highest batting average and top-base percentage in the league. Meanwhile, Yankees had the second highest strike frequency for any team after the season, only behind the Detroit Tigers.
Yariel RodrÃguez from Toronto Blue Jays responds under Game 4 in the American League Division series presented by Booking.com between Toronto Blue Jay Jays and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 in New York, New York. (Daniel Shirey/MLB photos via Getty Images)
Down 2-1 at the top of the seventh, Yankees got a tailor-made double game ball to get out of the lap, but the scooted by Jazz Chisholm Jr. Two races later scored, which effectively put the nail in Yankees’ coffin. They brought the bonding to the record in the eighth with Austin Wells, but he flew out at the first pitch he saw to finish the entrance.
Blue Jays ended the game with 12 total hits for Yankees’ six, and they used eight different jugs to get the job done.
New York Yanke’s General Manager Brian Cashman goes on the field before Game 3 in the 2024 World Series between New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Preferred Pictures)
Judge, a challenger to win his third MVP in four years, was 13-for-26 (.500) in the mail season, making it the most hits he has ever had in bonus baseball. Among players with more than 15 bats was the next highest average on the team Wells’ .227.
