Overview

• On a New York Post podcast, Martinez reiterated his September claim that New York’s defense and baserunning are liabilities, citing Anthony Volpe’s 19 errors.
• Aaron Boone rejected the assessment by saying the Yankees are a really good team, and their pregame meeting featured a light-hearted exchange.
• Toronto routed New York 10-1 and 13-7 at Rogers Centre to take a 2-0 lead, outscoring the Yankees 23-8 through two games.
• Rookie Trey Yesavage set a franchise postseason record with 11 strikeouts, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered the club’s first postseason grand slam.
• Both teams finished 94-68 in the regular season, but Toronto won the AL East on a tiebreaker after going 5-8 against New York overall and 1-6 at Rogers Centre.