Vladimir Guerrero Jr., franchise player, showed up in Game 1 of the ALDS to help bring Canada its first playoff victory since 2016.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years.

There will be questions about roster construction and memories of painful playoff defeats after the Blue Jays coughed up a big lead to the Yankees on Tuesday. Suddenly, it is the Yankees carrying the momentum in the ALDS.

After Blue Jays manager John Schneider lifted rookie sensation Trey Yesavage with one out in the sixth inning, the Yankees pounced on five Blue Jays relievers, with lefty Eric Lauer and right-hander Tommy Nance each recording just one out while combining to give up five runs.

Alejandro Kirk and Vladmir Guerrero Jr. powered the Toronto Blue Jays to yet another home win over the New York Yankees, snapping a postseason losing streak that stretched back almost a decade. Kirk hit two solo home runs, Guerrero also connected and the ...

Rookie pitcher no-hits New York over 5 1/3 innings, strikes out 11 as Varsho, Guerrero, Springer and Clement all homer in 13-7 win

Brayan Bello was pulled in the third, with Alex Cora opting to go to the lefties in the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock gave up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

Per Nielsen, 49% of YES’ Yankees games averaged more than 300,000 Total Viewers in the New York DMA, compared to 33% of YES’ Yankees games reaching that Total Audience Delivery benchmark last year. Streamed viewership of Yankees games was up 91% year-over-year in the New York DMA, per Nielsen.