Toronto eliminates the Yankees and advances to the American League Championship Series

NEW YORK. — Spread the word: the Toronto Blue Jays are in the American League Championship Series (ALCS).

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Toronto secured its pass by defeating the New York Yankees on Wednesday by 5-2 at Yankee Stadium, winning the Divisional Series (ALDS) in four games. The Blue Jays finally took down a rival that for almost a decade was their “big brother” in the American League East. The ALCS Game 1, presented by loanDepot, will be played on Sunday, with a time to be confirmed, broadcast on FOX/FS1. “Why not the Blue Jays? Why not this year?”, was the feeling in the clubhouse after the victory. It’s the dream season of a team that no one expected to see go so far.

THE BLUE JAYS ARE THE FIRST TEAM TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES! pic.twitter.com/osgnaA2uZR

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 9, 2025

The Yankees were eliminated, while the Blue Jays will return to Canada to rest and wait for the winner between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners, who will define their series on Friday. This is Toronto’s first appearance in the Championship Series since the memorable campaigns of 2015 and 2016, when a group full of talent and character thrilled the entire country.

But this 2025 team has conquered the nation in a different way: by surprise.

What a moment for Vladdy Jr. 👏 pic.twitter.com/hHZkyI0ocx

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 9, 2025

Just a year ago, Toronto won 74 games and arrived at spring training promising “internal improvements,” an uninspired motto for a team with much to prove. Furthermore, uncertainty about the contract future of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. seemed to overshadow the entire picture. Projections placed them as an average team.

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Look at them now