"The Yankees' defense has been in the spotlight in the last year, and not in the best way possible. Their fifth-inning collapse in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series will forever live in infamy. Those defensive tendencies have carried into the 2025 season, as they're ranked 13th on Fangraphs in defensive value (6.8). For context, Toronto sits at the top in all of MLB with a value of 38.5."
"The Blue Jays are known for being a team that loves to put the ball in play, ranking as the best in MLB in strikeout rate (17.8%) and walk-to-strikeout ratio of 0.47. Although the Blue Jays were 13th in the league in home runs (190), they have the best batting average (.265), on-base percentage (.333), and are second in fWAR (32.6)."
Toronto and New York finished the regular season with identical records, with Toronto winning the season series and sending New York to the Wild Card round. The Yankees rank 13th in Fangraphs defensive value (6.8), while Toronto leads MLB with a defensive value of 38.5. The Blue Jays excel at putting the ball in play, posting the lowest strikeout rate (17.8%) and a 0.47 walk-to-strikeout ratio, plus the league's highest batting average (.265) and on-base percentage (.333), and second in fWAR (32.6). The Blue Jays must leverage contact and defense and stabilize a bullpen that struggled in August but improved in September with a 3.42 ERA and increased fWAR.
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