Canada's largest city is buzzing over the Toronto Blue Jays returning to the American League Championship Series. They even played “New York, New York” in taking down the Yankees.
Toronto scored a combined three runs in the seventh and eighth inning to help secure the 5-2 Wednesday win. Players sprayed each other with water on the Yankee Stadium mound. Vladmir Guerrero Jr. showered teammates with champagne inside the locker room and even overcame a rare strikeout against Cam Schlittler to celebrate.
And Toronto fans bombarded the team with praise online, as they head to their seventh ALCS series in franchise history.
Notable reactions for Blue Jays' ALCS return after beating Yankees
The Blue Jays' social media team posted this graphic across all their accounts.
WE'RE GOING TO THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES! #WANTITALL pic.twitter.com/8UkrKDVtng
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 9, 2025
Toronto, again, even took a swipe at the Yankees by playing the famed Frank Sinatra hit as they celebrated with champagne.
The Blue Jays are playing "New York, New York" during their locker room celebration 🍾 pic.twitter.com/AImJl6rC1u
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 9, 2025
Jeff Hoffman was more nostalgic after the game with Ken Rosenthal in reflecting back on the Blue Jays' 2025 journey.
“I could tell from day one in Spring Training that we had a really good group and a group that had a lot of pieces. It was just a matter of putting pieces in the right positions,” Hoffman said.
“I could tell from Day 1 in Spring Training that we had a really good group and a group that had a lot of pieces. It was just a matter of putting pieces in the right positions”
Jeff Hoffman spoke with @Ken_Rosenthal after the Blue Jays punched their ticket to the ALCS pic.twitter.com/XI5XAPg0CD
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 9, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs showed their own support by showing the game on their arena jumbotron. A Toronto fan called his Blue Jays a believable bunch.
One more fan called out the FS1 panel who all picked New York to win. A Jays fan admitted to feeling worried before hailing Game 4 as “one of the greatest playoff games in Blue Jays history.”
Louis Varland took the starting nod on the hill to start the game — throwing in 1.1 innings and striking out two batters. Seranthony Dominguez took the victory in allowing zero hits in the 1.2 innings he threw.
Addison Barger smacked three hits. Rochester, New York native Ernie Clement and Nathan Lukes each blasted two hits apiece. The Jays now await the Seattle Mariners or Detroit Tigers, as their series is tied 2-2.
