In the midst of their pursuit of a new reliever is the ongoing Bo Bichette – Kyle Tucker saga. Neither player has signed a new contract yet, and the Blue Jays have strong options if they miss out on both. There is also the option for the Blue Jays to trade a pitcher or position player if they cannot find a suitable free agent.

"The Yankees," Rogers wrote. "For once, they are the team that needs to respond after the Blue Jays beat them on the field and now so far in the offseason. Toronto keeps adding while New York should try to at least maintain what it has -- meaning Bellinger, or perhaps Tucker, should be in Yankees pinstripes as soon as possible."

Report: Blue Jays took advantage of 'on-field tell' from Yankees pitchers in ALDS originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees finished with identical records (94-68) in the 2025 regular season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone acknowledged this week at the winter meetings that the Blue Jays “kicked our ass” in 2025, which included winning their ALDS matchup, 3-1. Toronto apparently had some intel that aided its performance in the playoffs.

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.

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

The Toronto Blue Jays are seemingly the favorites to sign superstar slugger Kyle Tucker to a contract this winter.

The Toronto Blue Jays have come into this offseason swinging as it relates to spending on big name free agents.

The New York Yankees head into 2026 still chasing AL champion Toronto — the team that swept them in the summer and knocked them out in October

The Toronto Blue Jays signed a very interesting free agent pitching prospect that flew under the radar of most people.