"As winners of the American League East in 2025, the Toronto Blue Jays should have been ready for all challengers in the post-season. And it turns out they were, at least on the American League side of things as they disposed of the New York Yankees in four games, before triumphing over the Seattle Mariners in seven games in the ALCS."
""One hundred percent," Kiner-Falefa said. "We thought it was a better matchup for us the other way (to face New York). We were watching that (series), and we were watching (Garrett) Crochet just dice up. I think we had just lost two out of three (to Boston), and it put us behind the Yankees or tied us with them for the AL East lead (in late September). We definitely felt (Boston) was a tougher matchup for us. Once we saw the other team, we were a lot happier. It was definitely a topic.""
Toronto Blue Jays won the American League East in 2025 and advanced through the American League postseason, defeating the New York Yankees in four games and the Seattle Mariners in seven games in the ALCS. Isiah Kiner-Falefa joined the Boston Red Sox during the offseason and spent spring training criticizing the Yankees' postseason performance against Toronto. Kiner-Falefa described the Blue Jays viewing Boston as a tougher matchup and feeling relief when New York advanced, citing Garrett Crochet's dominance. Toronto finished the regular season with identical 8-5 records against both Boston and New York in 2025.
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