Blue Jays Had Secret to Yankees Playoff Downfall

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone knows the Pinstripes need to do better against the Toronto Blue Jays, who steamrolled his team at nearly every opportunity last season.

“We got them two out of three at home late in the year, when we were in a better place,” Boone said at Winter Meetings this week. “And, obviously, they were on fire against us in the playoffs. Look, it comes down to against other good teams, execution, performance, game plan, all that, because the margin's thin against other great teams.”

However, Toronto's might have had a secret weapon that made them so dominant over New York last season. Sources told SportsNet's Ben Nicholson-Smith that the Blue Jays had an advantage over the Yankees in the 2025 AL Divisional Series.

Blue Jays Got Boost from Secret Yankees Tell

According to Nicholson-Smith, "... the Blue Jays picked up on at least one on-field tell from the Yankees during the ALDS — an observation that helped Blue Jays hitters on the way to a four-game series win."

Nicholson-Smith goes on to say that the information is so secret that sources could not reveal the tell without compromising the team.

Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler had a rough outing against the Blue Jays in early September, which he would later attribute to tipping pitches. In the postseason, he threw a record breaking outing against the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series, but give up four runs in 6.1 innings against Toronto in the ALDS. Toronto would go on to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.