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OCTOBER BASEBALL: The Yankees will play Game 2 of the
ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays today.
Marks their 25th appearance in the ALDS…have advanced
in 15 of their previous 24 ALDS.
Marks their 60th playo appearance in franchise history
(123 seasons, 48.8%)…their 60 postseason appearances are
the most by any franchise in Major League history, 21 more
than the Dodgers who have the second-most postseason
appearances (39) and 31 more than the second-highest
American League team (Athletics - 29).
Marks the Yankees' eighth postseason appearance in
the last nine seasons (since 2017) and 26th trip to the
postseason in the last 31 years (since 1995)…their 26 trips
to the postseason since 1995 are the most in the Majors in
that span, ve more than the next highest team (Atlanta-21)
and 11 more than the next highest AL team (Boston &
Cleveland: 15).
Are one of only three teams to make the playos in at least
eight of the last nine years (since 2017), joining the Dodgers
(nine: 2017-25) and Astros (eight: 2017-24).
YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Blue Jays, 10-
1, in ALDS Game 1 on Saturday at Rogers Centre…RHP Luis
Gil (2.2IP, 4H, 2R/ER, 0BB, 2K, 2HR) made his third career
postseason start and took the loss…LF Cody Bellinger (0-
for-3, 1RBI, 1BB) drove in the Yankees' only run with a bases-
loaded walk in the sixth inning…RF Aaron Judge (2-for-4, 1
double) recorded the club's only multi-hit game and his third
of the 2025 postseason…LHP Tim Hill (1.1IP, 1H) and RHP
Camilo Doval (2.0IP) were both scoreless in reliefRHP Luke
Weaver (0.0IP, 2H, 3R/ER, 1BB), RHP Fernando Cruz (0.2IP, 1H,
1R/ER, 1BB) and RHP Paul Blackburn (1.1IP, 6H, 4R/ER, 1HR)
combined to allow 8R/ER over 2.0 innings of relief.
BOUNCING BACK: The Yankees have advanced in six of
the eight previous ALDS in which they lost the opener
(advanced in 1996, 2000-01, '03-04 and '17; did not in 2007 and
'18)…have won 2-of-4 ALDS after losing Game 1 on the road…
have gone 5-3 in ALDS Game 2 after losing Game 1.
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are facing Toronto in the
postseason for the rst time in franchise history…prior to this
series, the Blue Jays were one of two AL teams that the Yankees
had not faced in the postseason (also Chicago-AL).
THE SKIPPER, TOO: Manager Aaron Boone is the second
manager in Major League history to reach the postseason in
seven of his rst eight seasons as manager (credit: Elias - min.
2G managed per season), joining Dave Roberts (rst 10 seasons
with the Dodgers)…is the third manager to make the playos
in seven of his rst eight seasons with the Yankees, joining Joe
Torre (each of his rst 12) and Casey Stengel (nine of his rst 10).
HIGH VOLPAGE: INF Anthony Volpe has batted .333/.333/.600
(5-for-15) with 2R, 1 double, 1HR and 2RBI in four games
this postseason…including the postseason, has batted
.302/.327/.434 (16-for-53) with 8R, 4 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI, 2BB
and 2SB over his last 15 games (since 9/16).
Has reached base safely in 17 of his 18 career postseason
games, batting .297/.392/.453 (19-for-64) with 12R, 4
doubles, 2HR, 8RBI, 10BB and 5SB.
WINNING WAYS: The Yankees posted a 94-68 (.580) record,
tied with Toronto for the best record in the American League
and third-best record in the Majors, trailing only Milwaukee
(97-65, .599) and Philadelphia (96-66, .593)…their 94 wins
matched their 2024 total.
The Yankees recorded their 33rd consecutive winning
season (since 1993), marking the second-longest streak
in the four major sports (MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL), behind only
their 39 straight winning seasons from 1926-64.
ON A ROLL: Including the postseason, the Yankees are 13-3 in
their last 16 games (since 9/16), 16-5 in their last 21 games (since
9/11), 27-10 in their last 37 games (since 8/24), 32-13 in their last
45 games (since 8/15) and 36-16 in their last 52 games (since 8/6).
Including the postseason, have won 13 of their last 15
completed series (since 8/11).
LAND OF THE FRIED: LHP Max Fried will make his 22nd career
postseason appearance (14th start) and second start of the 2025
postseason today…last pitched in ALWCS Game 1 vs. the Red
Sox and tossed 6.1 scoreless innings (4H, 3BB, 6K, 0HR)…was the
seventh player in franchise history to toss at least 6.0 scoreless
innings in their rst postseason appearance with the Yankees,
joining Mike Mussina (7.0 scoreless innings in 2001 ALDS Game
3 at Oakland), Roger Clemens (7.0 scoreless innings in 1999 ALDS
Game 3 at Texas), Orlando Hernández (7.0 scoreless innings in
1998 ALCS Game 4 at Cleveland), Dave Righetti (6.0 scoreless
innings in 1981 ALDS Game 2 at Milwaukee), Waite Hoyt (tossed
a shutout in 1921 World Series Game 2 vs. the New York Giants)
and Carl Mays (tossed a shutout in 1921 World Series Game 1 at
the New York Giants).
Made 16 starts after a Yankees loss during the regular
season and went 11-1 with a 1.82 ERA (103.2IP, 21ER) in
those starts…tossed at least 6.0IP in 14 of those starts
and did not allow an ER in seven of them…the Yankees
went 12-4 when Fried started after a loss.
Including the postseason, has gone 6-0 with a 1.37 ERA
(52.2IP, 8ER) and 54K over his last eight starts (since 8/22).
Including the postseason, has gone 7-2 with a 2.16 ERA (83.1IP,
20ER) in 13 starts vs. the AL East this year…is 4-0 with a 1.64
ERA (38.1IP, 7ER) and 45K over his last six starts against the
AL East (since 7/29)…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 11 of his
13 starts against AL East opponents, 2ER-or-fewer in nine of
those starts and 1ER-or-fewer in six starts… tossed at least
6.0IP in 11 of those 13 starts and at least 7.0IP in ve starts.
Has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 23 of his 33 starts this
year (including the regular season and postseason),
including 1ER-or-fewer in 16 of those starts.
Including the postseason, the Yankees are 22-11 in
Fried’s starts…his 22 team wins during the regular
season were the second-most in the AL and tied for the
third-most in the Majors.
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 22 of his 33 starts
(including the regular season and postseason), his 22 starts
in the regular seaosn were tied for the sixth-most in the AL
and tied for the eighth-most in the Majors.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has recorded multiple hits in three
of his four postseason games this year, batting .400/.438/.467
(6-for-15) with 1 double, 1RBI and 1HP…including the
postseason, has hit .377/.523/.754 (43-for-114) with 35R, 4
doubles, 13HR, 22RBI, 33BB/7IBB, 4HP, 2SF and 4SB over his last
34 games (since 8/27).
Has reached base in 17 of his last 18 postseason games
since 2024.
Including the postseason, has reached base safely in each
of his last 21 games (since 9/11), batting .429/.558/.857 (30-
for-70) with 22R, 3 doubles, 9HR, 17RBI, 20BB/6IBB, 3HP, 2SF,
1SB.
Including the postseason, has hit .343/.467/.682 (98-for-
286) with 69R, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 27HR, 56RBI, 67BB/20IBB,
3HP, 4SF and 5SB in 78 road games.
His 41HR vs. the Blue Jays are the most by a Yankee against
Toronto in franchise history…also marks the second-most HR
by any player vs. a single opponent since 2017, trailing only his
own 51HR vs. Baltimore…including the postseason, has hit
6HR in his last 18 games (since 6/30/24) against Toronto and
13HR in his last 36 games vs. the Blue Jays (since 5/15/23)
has 10HR in his last 22 games at Rogers Centre (since 9/28/22).
BRONX BOMBERS: During the regular season, the Yankees
owned a .405 winning percentage in games they were
homerless, the third-highest winning percentage in the
Majors…their .405 winning pct. in those games was 87 points
higher than the Major League average (.318)…including the
postseason, the Yankees have won four of their last ve games
(since 9/18) they did not homer, ve of their last seven such
games (since 9/6) and six of their last nine (since 8/17).
ROAD WARRIORS: The Yankees went 44-37 (.543) on the road
during the regular season, marking the best road record in the
AL and the second-best road record in the Majors, trailing only
Milwaukee (45-36, .556)…won each of their nal seven regular
season road series (8/15-9/21), marking their longest single-
season series winning streak on the road since winning nine
straight from 4/6-6/11/98.
YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS
Postseason (Regular Season)
Overall .......................2-2 (94-68)
Standing in AL East: ..................T1st, ---
Home Record: ................2-1 (50-31)
Road Record: ................0-1 (44-37)
Day Record: .................0-1 (35-23)
Night Record: ...............2-1 (59-45)
vs. American League:. . . . . . . . .2-2 (68-46)
vs. National League: ..........0-0 (26-22)
vs. AL East: ...................2-2 (27-25)
vs. AL Central: ................0-0 (21-10)
vs. AL West: ...................0-0 (20-11)
vs. NL East: .....................0-0 (9-9)
vs. NL Central: .................0-0 (10-5)
vs. NL West: ....................0-0 (7-8)
vs. RH starters: ...............1-1 (75-51)
vs. LH starters: ............... 1-1 (19-17)
Yankees Score First: .........2-1 (71-26 )
Opp. Score First: ..............0-1 (23-42)
Pre-All-Star: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... --- (53-43)
Post-All-Star:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....--- (41-25)
Leading After 6: ..............1-1 (75-11)
Trailing After 6: ................0-1 (8-46)
Tied After 6: ..................1-0 (11-10)
Leading After 7: .............. 1-0 (79-5)
Trailing After 7: ............... 0-2 (6-52)
Tied After 7: .................. 1-0 (9-10)
Leading After 8: ...............2-0 (85-3)
Trailing After 8: ................0-2 (2-59)
Tied After 8: ....................0-0 (7-5)
Extra-Inning Games: ...........0-0 (6-8)
One-run Games: .............1-0 (23-22)
Two (or fewer)-run Games: ....1-1 (35-36)
NYY Scores 5 or more: ........0-0 (66-16)
NYY Scores 4 or more: .......2-0 (81-25)
NYY Scores 3 or fewer: ......0-2 (13-43)
NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........0-2 (4-34)
Opp. Scores 5 or more: ......0-1 (13-43)
Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: .......2-1 (81-25)
Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: .......2-1 (67-13)
Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: ........1-0 (47-7)
Yankees No Errors: ...........0-2 (62-33)
Yankees Make Error(s): .......2-0 (32-35)
NYY Starter Goes 6: ..........2-1 (51-16)
Comeback Wins: ..................0 (34)
Yankees hit 0HR: .............1-1 (15-22)
Yankees hit at least 1HR: ....1-1 (79-46)
Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........0-0 (53-22)
Walk-o Wins-Losses: ..........0-0 (5-7)
Series Record: ........... 1-0-0 (31-21-0)
Series Record, home: .... 1-0-0 (16-10-0)
Series Record, road: ..... 0-0-0 (15-11-0)
Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: ...0 (11) / 0 (3)
Run Differential .......................-6 (+164)
Runs Scored (per gm.) ..10 (2.50) / 849 (5.24)
Runs Allowed (per gm.) . 16 (4.00) / 685 (4.23)
Yankees PS replays (O-S-C) .....1 (0-0-1)
Opponent PS replays (O-S-C). . . 2 (1-0-1)
TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY
Oct. 5, 1953: With a 4-3 “walk-o
victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the
Yankees secure their fth consecutive
World Series title, winning the series
in six games. Billy Martin provides the
winning hit, scoring Hank Bauer with a
one-out single.
Official Game infOrmatiOn
Yankee Stadium • One eaSt 161St Street • BrOnx, nY 10451
PhOne: (718) 579-4460 e-mail: media@yankees.com SOcial media: @YankeesPR & @LosYankeesPR
WOrld SerieS chamPiOnS: 1923, ’27-28, ’32, ’36-39, ’41, ’43, ’47, ’49-53, ’56, ’58, ’61-62, ’77-78, ’96, ’98-2000, ’09
2025 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES GAME 2
NEW YORK YANKEES 01/9468 at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (1-0/94-68)
LHP Max Fried (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (1-0, 3.21 in 2025)
Sunday, October 5, 2025 • Rogers Centre • 4:08 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish), ESPN Radio
2025 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES SCHEDULE
Game Date Opponent Probable Pitchers (Postseason Stats or 2025 Reg. Season Stats) / Results Time (ET) TV
Game 1 Sat., Oct. 4 at Toronto Toronto 10, YANKEES 1
Game 2 Sun., Oct. 5 at Toronto LHP Max Fried (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (1-0, 3.21 in 2025) 4:08 p.m. FS1
Game 3 Tues., Oct. 7 vs. Toronto LHP Carlos Rodón (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.57 in 2025) 8:08 p.m. FS1
Game 4* Wed., Oct. 8 vs. Toronto TBA vs. TBA 7:08 p.m. FS1
Game 5* Fri., Oct. 10 at Toronto TBA vs. TBA 8:08 p.m. FOX
* - if necessary | On the Radio: All games carried by ESPN Radio, WFAN 660AM/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM
YANKEES TEAM BATTING
REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS
Category Total Rank MLB (AL)
Home Runs ........ 274 .............1st
SLG ................ .455 .............1st
OPS................ .787 .............1st
Walks .............. 639 .............1st
Intentional Walks..... 47 .............1st
Total Bases ....... 2,488 .............1st
Runs Scored ....... 849 .............1st
Runs per Game . . . . 5.24 .............1st
XBH................ 549 .............1st
Times on Base .... 2,065 .............1st
Pitches/PA . . . . . . . . . 3.96 .......2nd (1st)
OBP................ .332 ......3rd (2nd)
Sac Flies ............. 54 ......T3rd (1st)
OBP w/ RISP ........354 ......4th (2nd)
OPS w/ RISP ........786 ......5th (2nd)
Stolen Bases ........134 ....T8th (T4th)
SLG w/ RISP.........431 .......9th (4th)
YANKEES TEAM PITCHING
REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS
Category Total Rank MLB (AL)
Opponents' BA .... .229 .......2nd (1st)
K/9.0IP Ratio ....... 9.00 ......4th (2nd)
Opponents' OPS... .685 ......4th (2nd)
Strikeouts......... 1,440 ......4th (2nd)
Opponents' SLG ... .379 .......5th (3rd)
IRS % ............27.5% .......6th (5th)
Strikeout Rate ... 23.7% .......7th (3rd)
LHP Max Fried will make his 22nd career postseason appearance and 14th career postseason start today in ALDS Game 2…the 31-year-old will pitch on regular four days' rest…
last pitched in AL Wild Card Series Game 1 on Tuesday vs. the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium and did not record a decision after tossing 6.1 scoreless innings (4H, 3BB, 6K, 0HR) in his
rst year in pinstripes, went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA (195.1IP, 62ER) in 32 regular season starts…set career highs in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts…allowed
2ER-or-fewer in 22 of his 32 regular season starts and 1ER-or-fewer in 15 of those startsthe Yankees went 22-10 in Frieds regular season starts…led the Majors this
season in wins, ranked second in winning pct. (.792, rst in AL) and pickos (eight, rst in AL), sixth in HR/9.0IP ratio (0.65, second in AL), eighth in ERA (2.86, fourth in AL), ninth
in groundball/yball ratio (1.97, third in AL), groundball percentage (52.7%, third in AL) and opponents SLG (.334, fourth in AL), and tied for ninth in starts (32, tied for fourth in
AL)…over nine Major League seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2017-24) and Yankees (2025), has gone 92-41 with six complete games (four shutouts) and a 3.03 ERA (1,079.2IP,
947H, 405R/364ER, 297BB, 1,052K, 90HR) in 200 regular season games (183 starts)…among Major League pitchers since 2020 (min. 600.0IP), ranks rst in ERA (2.82), winning pct.
(.709) and pickos (26), is tied for rst in wins (73) and shutouts (four), second in HR/9.0IP (0.66), third in opponents SLG (.331), opponents OPS (.613), and groundball percentage
(54.1%), fourth in groundball/yball ratio (2.20), tied for sixth in complete games (ve) and ninth in WHIP (1.09)…his 90 wins since 2019 are the most in the Majors…the three-
time All-Star (2022, '24 and '25) and three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2020-22) has nished in the top-ve of Cy Young Award voting twice in his career (second in 2022 and
fth in 2020)…the Santa Monica, Calif., native was originally selected by San Diego in the rst round (seventh overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft…was acquired by Atlanta
along with INF Jace Peterson, INF Dustin Peterson and OF Mallex Smith in exchange for OF Justin Upton and RHP Aaron Northcraft on 12/19/14…was signed by the Yankees to an
eight-year contract extending through the 2032 season on 12/17/24.
2025 POSTSEASON: Tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and did not record a decision in the Yankees' 3-1 loss in AL Wild Card Series Game 1 on Tuesday vs. the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium
(4H, 3BB, 6K, 0HR)became the seventh player in franchise history to toss at least 6.0 scoreless innings in their rst postseason appearance with the Yankees, joining
Mike Mussina (7.0 scoreless innings in 2001 ALDS Game 3 at Oakland), Roger Clemens (7.0 scoreless innings in 1999 ALDS Game 3 at Texas), Orlando Hernández (7.0 scoreless
innings in 1998 ALCS Game 4 at Cleveland), Dave Righetti (6.0 scoreless innings in 1981 ALDS Game 2 at Milwaukee), Waite Hoyt (tossed a shutout in 1921 World Series Game 2 vs.
the New York Giants) and Carl Mays (tossed a shutout in 1921 World Series Game 1 at the New York Giants).
Marked his fourth career scoreless postseason start (also 0R in 7.0IP in 2020 NLWCS Game 1 vs. Cincinnati, 0R in 6.0IP in 2021 NLDS Game 2 at Milwaukee and 0R in 6.0IP in
2021 World Series Game 6 at Houston).
Made his sixth career start in Game 1 of a postseason series…has posted a 3.03 ERA (32.2IP, 11ER) in those starts…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-or-fewer in four
of those starts…his team is 4-2 in those starts.
2025: In his rst year in pinstripes, went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA (195.1IP, 62ER) in 32 starts in his rst season with the Yankees…set career highs in wins, starts, innings pitched
and strikeouts…was named to his third career All-Star team…opponents batted .223/.281/.334 (164-for-737, 14HR); LH .209/.282/.393 (34-for-163, 8HR); RH .226/.281/.317 (130-
for-574, 6HR).
Led the Majors in wins, ranked second in winning pct. (.792, rst in AL) and pickos (eight, rst in AL), sixth in HR/9.0IP ratio (0.65, second in AL), eighth in ERA (2.86, fourth
in AL), ninth in groundball/yball ratio (1.97, third in AL), groundball percentage (52.7%, third in AL) and opponents SLG (.334, fourth in AL), and tied for ninth in starts (32,
tied for fourth in AL)…also ranked sixth in the AL in opponents’ OPS (.615), and ninth in opponents OBP (.281) and WHIP (1.10).
His career-high 19 wins matched the most by a Yankee in a single season in the last 15 years since 2011 (also CC Sabathia in 2011 and Luis Severino in 2018)…
his 19 wins were tied with CC Sabathia (19-8 in 2009) and Ed Figueroa (19-10 in 1976) for the third-most by a Yankees pitcher in his rst season with the club
in the Expansion Era (since 1961), trailing only Catsh Hunter (23-14 in 1975) and Tommy John (21-9 in 1979).
Allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 22 of his 32 starts and 1ER-or-fewer in 15 of those startshis 22 starts of 2ER-or-fewer were tied for the fourth-most in the AL and tied
for the seventh-most in the Majors…his 15 starts of 1ER-or-fewer were tied for the sixth-most in the AL…was the rst pitcher in franchise history (excluding openers) to
allow 2ER-or-fewer in each of his rst 11 starts of a season (since ER became an ocial stat in 1913)Chad Green did so in his rst 11 starts as an opener in 2019.
The Yankees went 22-10 in Fried’s starts…his 22 team wins were the second-most in the AL and tied with San Francisco’s Robbie Ray (22-10) for the third-most
in the Majors, trailing only Boston’s Garrett Crochet (23-9) and Philadelphias Cristopher Sánchez (23-9).
His 2.86 ERA was the fourth-lowest by a Yankee in the last 44 years (since 1982), trailing only Gerrit Cole’s 2.63 ERA in 2023 and 2.84 ERA in 2020, and David Cone’s
2.82 ERA in 1997.
Tossed at least 6.0 innings in 21 of his 32 starts, tied for the sixth-most in the AL and tied for the eighth-most in the Majors.
Tossed at least 7.0 innings in 13 of his starts, tied with Detroit’s Tarik Subal (13) and Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez (13) for the second-most in the Majors, trailing only
Boston’s Garrett Crochet (14)were the most by a Yankee since 2017 when Luis Severino recorded 14GS and Masahiro Tanaka recorded 13GS.
Allowed 2BB-or-fewer in 27 of his 32 starts and 3BB-or-fewer in each of his 32 starts.
Made 16 starts after a Yankees loss and went 11-1 with a 1.82 ERA (103.2IP, 21ER) in those starts…tossed at least 6.0IP in 14 of those starts and did not allow
an ER in seven of them…the Yankees went 12-4 when Fried started after a loss.
Left only ve of his 32 starts trailing this year.
His eight pickos this year were the most by a Yankee in a single season in the last 17 years (since 2009) and the most since Andy Pettitte recorded 10 in 2008.
Allowed only 14HR to 801BF, posting a 0.65 HR/9.0IP ratio.
ON A ROLL: Including both the regular and postseason, has gone 6-0 with a 1.37 ERA (52.2IP, 8ER) and 54K over his last eight starts (since 8/22)…has allowed 2R-or-
fewer in seven of his last eight starts and 1R-or-fewer in six of those starts.
Was named the AL “Pitcher of the Month” for September after going 5-0 with a 1.89 ERA (33.1IP, 26H, 7R/ER, 9BB, 35K, 1HR) in ve starts…among Major League pitchers
in September, ranked rst in wins, was tied for rst in innings pitched (rst in AL), and sixth in ERA (1.89, third in AL) and opponents’ SLG (.279, sixth in AL)…marked his
third career “Pitcher of the Month Award” and second this season (also September/October in 2021 with Atlanta and March/April in 2025 with the Yankees)…became
the rst Yankee to win the award multiple times in a single seasonwith Aaron Judge also being named the "AL Player of the Month" in both March/April and
September, it marked the rst time a set of teammates each won the award in the same month twice in a single season since the award was established in the NL in 1958
and in the AL in 1974.
ROAD WARRIOR: In 17 road starts during the regular season, went 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA (104.1IP, 38ER)…allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 11 of his 17 road starts and 1ER-or-fewer in
eight of those starts.
VS. TORONTO: In seven career starts vs. Toronto, has gone 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA (43.1IP, 13ER)…has tossed at least 6.0IP in six of his seven starts against the Blue Jays…has allowed
only 1R in four of his seven starts against Toronto.
Faced the Blue Jays four times in the regular season this year, going 2-1 with a 4.07 ERA (24.1IP, 11ER)…earned the win in Game 1 of the doubleheader on 4/27 at Yankee
Stadium after allowing only 1R/0ER in 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 3K, 2WP)…retired his nal 9BF…faced the Blue Jays on 7/1 at Toronto and did not record a decision in the Yankees' 12-5
loss (6.0IP, 3H, 4R/ER, 2BB, 2K, 2HR)…allowed all 4R in the fourth inning, surrendering a solo home run to George Springer and a three-run home run to Andrés Giménez…
did not allow a hit to his rst 10BF (1BB) and retired his nal 7BF…faced Toronto on 7/23 at Rogers Centre and suered the loss (5.1IP, 6H, 6R/4ER, 3BB, 3K, 0HR)…last started
against the Blue Jays on 9/7 at Yankee Stadium and earned the win after allowing 3R/ER over 7.0IP (6H, 1BB, 4K, 0HR)…retired 10 of his nal 11BF and 14 of his nal 16BF
allowed an RBI single to Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a sac y to Nathan Lukes in the second inning and an RBI double to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third inning.
Has made 22 starts against AL opponents this year (including both regular and postseason), going 13-3 with a 2.27 ERA (139.0IP, 35ER)…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 18 of
his 22 starts, 2ER-or-fewer in 16 of his starts and 1ER-or-fewer in 11 starts…tossed at least 6.0IP in 17 of those 22 starts.
Including the postseason, has gone 7-2 with a 2.16 ERA (83.1IP, 20ER) in 13 starts vs. the AL East this season…is 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA (38.1IP, 7ER) and 45K over his last six
starts against the AL East (since 7/29)…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 11 of his 13 starts against AL East opponents, 2ER-or-fewer in nine of those starts and 0ER in six starts…
tossed at least 6.0IP in 11 of those 13 starts and at least 7.0IP in ve starts.
POSTSEASON CAREER: Has made the postseason for the eighth time in his career (also each of his previous seven seasons with Atlanta from 2018-24)…has gone 2-5 with a 4.66
ERA (73.1IP, 38ER) in 21 career postseason appearances (13 starts)…his team has gone 7-6 in his 13 postseason starts.
Won the World Series with Atlanta in 2021 after
tossing 6.0 scoreless innings in the Championship-
clinching Game 6 at Houston…his 66K during the
postseason with Atlanta were the fourth-most
in Braves history, trailing only John Smoltz (194),
Tom Glavine (137) and Greg Maddux (117)…his 12
postseason starts were tied with Steve Avery for
the fourth-most in Braves history, trailing only Tom
Glavine (32), Greg Maddux (27) and John Smoltz (27).
His ve career “Game 1” starts were the third-
most in Braves history.
TODAY'S ALDS GAME 2 STARTING PITCHER: LHP MAX FRIED00, 0.00
FRIED VS. TORONTO
W-L ERA GS IP H ER
All Games
4-1 2.70 7 43.1 31 13
As a Yankee 2-1 4.07 4 24.1 20 11
At Rogers Centre 0-1 6.35 2 11.1 9 8
FRIED VS. TORONTO BATTERS
REG. SEASON & POSTSEASON
Player AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO
Barger .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 2
Clement .333 15 5 1 1 0 0 1
Giménez .250 4 1 0 0 1 1 0
Guerrero Jr. .250 20 5 3 0 0 0 3
Heineman .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kiner-Falefa .500 8 4 0 0 0 0 1
Kirk .154 13 2 0 0 0 2 1
Lukes .400 5 2 0 0 0 0 3
Santander .286 7 2 0 0 1 2 3
Springer .333 15 5 2 0 1 2 0
Straw .222 9 2 1 0 0 1 1
Varsho .000 4 0 0 0 0 2 2
FRIED'S CAREER STARTS VS. TORONTO
Date/Opp. Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K BF NP/S ERA Left Game
8/4/20 vs. TOR 10-1 W 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 3 22 80/48 1.50 Leading 6-1
5/12/21 vs. TOR 1-4 ND 6.0 2 1 1 0 3 4 21 89/55 1.50 Tied 1-1
9/6/24 vs. TOR 3-1 W 7.0 5 1 0 0 1 8 29 104/70 0.95 Leading 3-1
4/27/25 vs. TOR-G1 11-2 W 6.0 5 1 0 0 2 3 25 101/65 0.72 Leading 10-1
7/1/25 at TOR 5-12 ND 6.0 3 4 4 2 2 2 23 99/62 1.74 Tied 4-4
7/23/25 at TOR 4-8 L 5.1 6 6 4 0 3 3 26 102/60 2.48 Trailing 5-4
9/7/25 vs. TOR 4-3 W 7.0 6 3 3 0 1 4 28 100/64 2.70 Leading 4-3
Totals (7GS) 4-1 43.1 31 17 13 2 14 27 174 2.70
FRIED'S CAREER POSTSEASON APPEARANCES
Date/Opp. Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K NP/S ERA Left Game
10/4/18 at LAD (NLDS G1) 0-6 ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 18/9 0.00 *in relief*
10/5/18 at LAD (NLDS G2) 0-3 ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 0.00 *in relief*
10/7/18 vs. LAD (NLDS G3) 6-5 ND 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 11/6 4.50 *in relief*
10/8/18 vs. LAD (NLDS G4) 2-6 ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/2 3.86 *in relief*
10/3/19 vs. STL (NLDS G1) 6-7 ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 /9 2.70 *in relief*
10/4/19 vs. STL (NLDS G2) 3-0 ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13/10 2.08 *in relief*
10/6/19 at STL (NLDS G3) 3-1 ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13/3 1.93 *in relief*
10/9/19 vs. STL (NLDS G5) 1-13 ND 1.2 4 4 4 0 1 2 37/22 7.11 *in relief*
9/30/20 vs. CIN (NLWCG) 1-0 ND 7.0 6 0 0 0 0 5 78/53 3.38 Tied 0-0
10/6/20 vs. MIA (NLDS G1) 9-5 ND 4.0 6 4 4 1 0 4 70/49 4.67 Trailing 4-3
10/12/20 at LAD (NLCS G1) 5-1 ND 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 9 96/64 3.86 Tied 1-1
10/17/20 at LAD (NLCS G6) 1-3 L 6.2 8 3 3 2 4 5 109/66 3.90 Trailing 3-1
10/9/21 at MIL (NLDS G2) 3-0 W 6.0 3 0 0 0 0 9 81/58 3.25 Leading 3-0
10/16/21 vs. LAD (NLCS G1) 3-2 ND 6.0 8 2 2 1 0 5 81/60 3.21 Tied 2-2
10/21/21 at LAD (NLCS G5) 2-11 L 4.2 8 5 5 2 2 3 90/56 3.86 Trailing 4-2
10/27/21 at HOU (WS G2) 2-7 L 5.0 7 6 6 0 1 6 86/59 4.53 Trailing 5-2
11/2/21 at HOU (WS G6) 7-0 W 6.0 4 0 0 0 0 6 74/50 4.06 Leading 7-0
10/11/22 vs. PHI (NLDS G1) 6-7 L 3.1 8 6 4 0 1 2 61/45 4.43 Trailing 4-1
10/9/23 vs. PHI (NLDS G2) 5-4 ND 4.0 6 3 3 1 4 3 95/51 4.57 Trailing 3-0
10/2/24 at SD (NLWC G2) 4-5 L 2.0 8 5 5 1 0 2 45/35 5.10 Trailing 5-1
9/30/25 vs. BOS (ALWCS G1) 1-3 ND 6.1 4 0 0 0 3 6 102/63 4.66 Leading 1-0
Totals (21G/13GS) 2-5 73.1 86 40 38 10 21 72 4.66
#17 AARON BOONE—MANAGER
Has reached the postseason in seven of his eight managerial seasons with the
Yankees (2018-22, ‘24-25)…is one of two Managers in Major League history to reach
the postseason in seven of his rst eight seasons as Manager (credit: Elias - min. 2G
as manager per season), joining Dave Roberts (rst 10 seasons with the Dodgers)…
is the third manager to make the playos in seven of his rst eight seasons with the
Yankees, joining Joe Torre (each of rst 12) and Casey Stengel (nine of his rst 10).
Guided the Yankees to their 60th postseason appearance in franchise history
with a 94-68 record, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays for the best record in the
American League and tied for the third-best record in the Majors, trailing only
Milwaukee (97-65, .599) and Philadelphia (96-66, .593)…marked the Yankees’ 33rd
consecutive winning season and eighth such under Boone.
His 697 career managerial wins rank seventh on the Yankees all-time list, trailing only
Joe McCarthy (1,460-867-21), Joe Torre (1,173-767-2), Casey Stengel (1,149-696-6),
Miller Huggins (1,067-719-10), Ralph Houk (944-806-7) and Joe Girardi (910-710).
His 24 career managerial wins in the postseason are the fth-most in franchise
history, trailing only Joe Torre (76), Casey Stengel (37), Joe McCarthy (29) and Joe
Girardi (28)…the Yankees 24 postseason wins since 2018 are also the second-
most in the AL and tied for third-most in the Majors.
#35 CODY BELLINGER—INF/OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 0G
Has made the postseason for the seventh time in his career (2017-22, ‘25).
Drove in the Yankees’ only run with a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning in
ALDS Game 1 at Toronto (0-for-3, 1RBI, 1BB).
Hit safely in each of the three ALWCS gameswas 1-for-4 with 1R and 1 double
in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston…was 1-for-4 with 1R in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…
was 1-for-4 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Five of his nine career postseason home runs have either tied the game (one) or
given his team the lead (four).
Since 2020, has hit .314/.442/.571 (11-for-35) with 1 double, 1 triple, 2HR, 17RBI
and 8BB with RISP during the postseason.
Made the postseason six times with the Dodgers (2017-22) and won the World
Series with the club in 2020in 2018, was named the NLCS MVP after delivering
two game-winning hits during the series.
In 152 games with the Yankees, batted .272/.334/.480 (160-for-588) with 89R,
25 doubles, 5 triples, 29HR, 98RBI, 57BB/1IBB, 2HP, 9SF and 13SB…appeared
defensively at all three outeld positions (85G/59GS in LF, 52G/48GS in RF and
41G/38GS in CF) and at rst base (7G/3GS).
Was tied for sixth in the Majors in sac ies (nine, tied for third in AL)…was also
tied for eighth in the AL in RBI (98).
Hit .353/.415/.601 (54-for-153) with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 8HR and 18BB vs. left-handed
pitchers this season…among Major League batters this year, ranking third in BA
(second in AL), SLG (third in AL) and OPS (1.016, third in AL), and sixth in OBP (fth in AL).
Batted .348/.409/.567 (49-for-141) with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 7HR, 70RBI, 21BB/1IBB
and 9SF with RISP this season…among Major League hitters with RISP, was tied for
seventh in hits (tied for third in AL) and ranked ninth in BA (fth in AL)…ranked ninth
in the AL in OPS (.977) and 10th in SLG (.567)over his nal 72 games (7/5-9/28), hit
.412/.463/.647 (28-for-68) with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 35RBI, 10BB and 4SF with RISP.
Hit 29HR in 152 games after hitting 18HR in 130 games with the Cubs in 2024.
Reached the 25HR-plateau for the fth time in his career (also 39HR in 2017, 25HR
in 2018, 47HR in 2019 and 26HR in 2023).
Playo Bests: 3H (2x); 1HR (9x); 4RBI (1x); 2R (5x); 8G hitting streak (1x)
#72 JOSÉ CABALLERO—INF/OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 0G
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career.
Entered ALDS Game 1 at Toronto as a PR (McMahon) in the seventh inning and
remained in the game at 3B (1HP).
Did not play in ALWCS Games 2 and 3 vs. Boston…was 0-for-3 in ALWCS Game 1
vs. Boston.
Combined to hit .236/.339/.347 (74-for-314) with 52R, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR,
36RBI, 47BB, 3HP, 2SF and 49SB in 126 games with the Rays and Yankees in 2025…
set career highs in stolen bases and walks…appeared defensively at shortstop
(43G/42GS), third base (37G/9GS), second base (22G/13GS), right eld (38G/21GS),
left eld (10G/2GS) and center eld (2G/GS).
Led the Majors in stolen bases…was 49-for-60 in stolen base attempts (81.7%).
Began the season with Tampa Bay, hitting .226 (53-for-235) with 37R, 12 doubles,
1 triple, 2HR, 27RBI, 33BB, 1SF and 34SB in 86 games.
Was acquired by the Yankees from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for OF Everson
Pereira and a player to be named later (OF Marshall Toole) or cash considerations on 7/25.
In 40 games with the Yankees, hit .266/.372/.456 (21-for-79) with 15R, 6 doubles, 3HR,
9RBI, 14BB and 1SF…appeared defensively for the Yankees at shortstop (12G/GS), third
base (10G/4GS), second base (6G/4GS), right eld (14G/2GS) and left eld (1G/GS).
Since 2023, his 119 stolen bases are the third-most in the Majors, trailing only
Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz (139) and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll (121).
Playo Bests: 0H (N/A); 0HR (N/A); 0RBI (N/A); 0R (N/A); 0G hitting streak
#13 JAZZ CHISHOLM JR.—INF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 2G
Has made the postseason for the fourth time in his career (2020, ’23-25).
Was 1-for-4 in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Was 2-for-4 with 1R in ALWCS Game 3…marked his second postseason game with
multiple hits (also 2H in 2024 World Series Game 1 at Los Angeles-NL)…was 0-for-
3 with 1R and 1BB in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…entered the game as a defensive
replacement (2B) in the eighth inning in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston (0-for-1).
His 6SB during the 2024 postseason were the most by a Yankee in a single
postseason in franchise history.
In 130 games with the Yankees this season, batted .242/.332/.481 (112-for-462)
with 75R, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 31HR, 80RBI, 58BB, 6HP, 4SF and 31SB…appeared
defensively at 2B (100G/96GS) and 3B (29G/28GS).
Made his second career All-Star game this season (also 2022 with Miami).
Recorded career highs in runs scored, home runs, RBI and walks.
Was tied for sixth in the AL in stolen bases (31).
Was one of seven players in the Majors this season to record at least 30HR and
30SB…joined Arizona’s Corbin Carroll (31HR/32SB), Chicago-NLs Pete Crow-
Armstrong (31HR/35SB), New York-NL’s Francisco Lindor (31HR/31SB), Clevelands
José Ramírez (30HR/44SB), Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez(32HR/30SB) and New York-
NL’s Juan Soto (43HR/38SB)was the third Yankee (fourth time) to record at least
30HR and 30SB in a single season, joining Alfonso Soriano (2x: 39HR/41SB in 2002
and 38HR/35SB in 2003) and Bobby Bonds (32HR/30SB in 1975).
Playo Bests: 2H (2x); 1HR (2x); 1RBI (2x); 1R (7x); 3G hitting streak (1x)
#24 JASSON DOMÍNGUEZ—OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: N/A
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2024-25).
Did not play in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto…did not appear in the ALWCS vs. Boston.
In 123 games with the Yankees this season, hit .257/.331/.388 (98-for-381) with
58R, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 10HR, 47RBI, 41BB, 3HP, 4SF and 23SB…appeared
defensively in left eld (100G/94GS).
Among qualied Major League rookies, ranked third in stolen bases (23, third in
AL), fth in runs scored (58, third in AL), sixth in walks (41, fourth in AL) and ninth
in games played (123, third in AL) and multi-hit games (28, fth in AL).
Was 23-for-28 (82.1%) in stolen base attempts this season, ranking ninth in the
AL…was the rst Yankees outelder to steal at least 20 bases in a season since
Brett Gardner (23SB) and Jacoby Ellsbury (22SB) did so in 2017…with Jazz
Chisholm Jr. also recording 31SB, it marked the rst time the Yankees had two
players with at least 20SB in a single season since Ellsbury and Gardner in 2017.
Playo Bests: 0H (N/A); 0HR (N/A); 0RBI (N/A); 1R (1x); 0G hitting streak
#25 J.C. ESCARRA—C Current Postseason Hitting Streak: N/A
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career.
Did not play in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto…did not appear in the ALWCS vs. Boston.
Saw his rst Major League action with the Yankees, batting .202 (17-for-84) with
5R, 5 doubles, 2HR, 11RBI, 11BB, 1HP, 2SF and 1SB over three stints with the club
(3/27-7/30, 8/10-18 and 9/1-4)…appeared defensively as a catcher (30G/24GS), at
rst base (6G) and at third base (2G).
Posted a 3.27 catcher’s ERA (209.0IP, 76ER).
Batted .273/.333/.364 (6-for-22) with 2 doubles, 9RBI, 3BB and 2F with RISP.
In 30 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hit .300/.391/.400 (33-for-110)
with 16R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2HR, 20RBI, 18BB and 2SB.
Playo Bests: 0H (N/A); 0HR (N/A); 0RBI (N/A); 0R (N/A); 0G hitting streak
#48 PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT—INF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 2G
Has made the postseason for the seventh time in his career (2011, ‘17, ‘19-22, ‘25).
Did not play in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Entered ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston as a PH (Rice) in the eighth inning and
remained in the game at 1B (1-for-1)entered the game as a defensive
replacement (1B) in the ninth inning in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston (did not bat)
was 2-for-4 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Has hit .278/.346/.577 (27-for-97) with 13R, 5 doubles, 8HR, 16RBI, 8BB, 2HP and
1SB in 26 career postseason games…four of his eight postseason HR have given
his team the lead.
In 146 games with the Yankees, hit .274/.328/.403 (134-for-489) with 76R, 31
doubles, 1 triple, 10HR, 45RBI, 36BB/5IBB, 4HP, 2SF and 5SB.
Hit .336/.411/.570 (50-for-149) with 14 doubles, 7HR, 17BB and 2HP vs. left-handed
pitching this year, ranking fourth in the Majors in OPS (.981, fourth in AL), and
seventh in BA (fourth in AL), OBP (sixth in AL) and SLG (fth in AL).
Hit .312/.389/.394 (34-for-109) with 6 doubles, 1HR, 34RBI, 14BB/5IBB, 1HP and
2SF with RISP this season.
His 372 career home runs are the third-most among active players, trailing only
Giancarlo Stanton (453HR) and Mike Trout (403HR).
Playo Bests: 3H (1x); 1HR (8x); 5RBI (1x); 2R (3x); 5G hitting streak (2x)
#12 TRENT GRISHAM—OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 0G
Has made the postseason for the fth time in his career (2019, ‘20, ‘22, ‘24-25).
Was 0-for-3 with 1BB in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Was 1-for-4 in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston…reached base twice in ALWCS Game 2 vs.
Boston (1-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1BB, 1SB)was 0-for-4 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
In 143 games with the Yankees this season, batted .235/.348/.464 (116-for-494)
with 87R, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 34HR, 74RBI, 82BB, 4HP, 1SF and 3SB…appeared
defensively in centereld (140G/124GS).
Recorded career highs in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBI and walks.
Ranked ninth in the Majors in PA/BB ratio (7.09, third in AL)…also ranked fth in the
AL in walks, seventh in pitches per plate appearance (4.11) and ninth in home runs.
His six leado home runs this season were tied for the fth-most in the Majors…
are tied with LeMahieu (6HR in 2019) and Rickey Henderson (6HR in 1987) for the
sixth-most by a Yankee in a single season, trailing only Alfonso Soriano’s 13HR in
2003, Henderson’s 9HR in 1986, Chuck Knoblauch’s 8HR in 1999, Soriano’s 8HR in
2002 and Henderson’s 7HR in 1985.
His three grand slams this year are tied for the most in the Majors and tied for the
fourth-most by a Yankee in a single season in franchise history, trailing only Don
Mattingly (six in 1987), Lou Gehrig (four in 1934) and Tommy Henrich (four in 1948).
Playo Bests: 2H (2x); 1HR (3x); 1RBI (7x); 3R (1x); 7G hitting streak (1x)
#99 AARON JUDGE—OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 1G
Has made the postseason for the eighth time in his career (2017-22, ‘24-25).
Has reached base in 17 of his last 18 postseason games since 2024
Has recorded multiple hits in three of his four postseason games this year, batting
.400/.438/.467 (6-for-15) with 1 double, 1RBI and 1HP in four games.
Was 2-for-4 with 1 double in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Reached base in 5-of-12PA in the ALWCS vs. Boston, batting .364/.417/.364 (4-for-
11) with 1RBI and 1HP in three games…was 0-for-3 with 1HP in ALWCS Game 3 vs.
Boston…hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fth inning in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston
(2-for-4, 1RBI)…was 2-for-4 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Has hit 16HR in 62 career postseason games, the fth-most postseason home
runs by a Yankee in franchise history…trails only Bernie Williams (22HR), Derek
Jeter (20HR), Mickey Mantle (18HR) and Giancarlo Stanton (18HR).
Nine of his 16 career postseason home runs have either tied the game (two)
or given the Yankees the lead (seven)…his seven go-ahead home runs in the
postseason are tied with Derek Jeter for the third-most in Yankees history behind
Babe Ruth (eight) and Bernie Williams (eight).
Has 4HR in “winner-take-all” postseason games (2017 Wild Card Game vs.
Minnesota, 2018 Wild Card Game vs. Oakland, 2020 ALDS Game 5 at Tampa Bay at
Petco Park and 2022 ALDS Game 5 vs. Cleveland)…are the most by any player in
“winner-take-all games in Major League history.
His six career ALDS home runs are tied with Paul O’Neill for the fourth-most in
franchise history, trailing only Derek Jeter (10HR), Bernie Williams (8HR) and
Giancarlo Stanton (7HR).
Reached base safely in 136 of his 152 games this year, batting .331/.457/.688 (179-for-
541) with 137R, 30 doubles, 2 triples, 53HR, 114RBI, 124BB/36IBB, 7HP, 7SF and 12SB.
Led the Majors in BA (.331), OBP (.457), SLG (.688), OPS (1.144), times on base (310),
intentional walks (36) and WAR (10.1 - FanGraphs), ranked second in runs scored (137,
rst in AL), total bases (372, rst in AL), walks (124, rst in AL), XBH (85, rst in AL) and
go-ahead RBI (31, second in AL), fourth in home runs (53, second in AL), tied for fourth
in hits (179, third in AL) and game-winning RBI (17, tied for third in AL), fth in RBI (114,
second in AL) and tied for fth in multi-hit games (51, tied for fourth in AL).
Became only the third player in Major League history to hit at least 50HR and win
a batting title in the same season, joining Mickey Mantle (1956) and Jimmie Foxx
(1938)…his 53HR were the most by any player who has won a batting title…he
is only the fth player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to lead the Majors in BA,
OBP and SLG in a single season, joining Miguel Cabrera in 2013, Barry Bonds in
2002, Larry Walker in 1999 and George Brett in 1980.
Became the fth player in franchise history to lead the Majors in batting average,
joining DJ LeMahieu (.364 BA in 2020), Mickey Mantle (.353 BA in 1956), Joe
DiMaggio (.381 BA in 1939) and Lou Gehrig (.363 BA in 1934)…became the
10th player (11th time) in franchise history to win the AL batting title…joined
DJ LeMahieu (2020), Bernie Williams (1998), Paul O’Neill (1994), Don Mattingly
(1984), Mickey Mantle (1956), Snuy Stirnweiss (1945), Joe DiMaggio (1939-40),
Lou Gehrig (1934) and Babe Ruth (1924).
Hit .374/.533/.798 (37-for-99) with 35R, 3 doubles, 13HR, 21RBI, 33BB/7IBB, 3HP,
2SF and 4SB over his nal 30 games of the regular season (8/27-9/28).
His 20HR in the rst inning this season were the most home runs in the rst inning
in a single season in Major League history, surpassing his own 18HR in 2024 and
Texas’ Alex Rodriguez’s 18HR in 2001.
His Major League-leading 36IBB this season were the most in AL history (since
1955 when IBB were rst tracked)…recorded more intentional walks than any of
the other 29 teams in the Majors (next closest: Los Angeles-NL: 33IBB)…marked
the most by any Major League player in a single season since 2010 when St. Louis’
Albert Pujols recorded 38IBB.
Hit at least 50HR in a single season for the fourth time in his career (also 52HR in
2017, 62HR in 2022 and 58HR in 2024), tying the Major League record for most
50HR seasons…is the fourth player — and second Yankee — to record four such
seasons, joining Sammy Sosa (4x: 1998-2001), Mark McGwire (4x: 1996-99) and
Babe Ruth (4x: 1920-21, ‘27-28).
YANKEE DOODLES
JUDGE—cont.
27 of his 53HR this year either tied the game (four) or gave the Yankees the lead
(24)…his 24 go-ahead home runs were the most in the Majors.
Was named the AL “Player of the Month three times: March/April, May and September
won the award three times in a single season for the third time in his career (also 3x in
2022 and 2024)…is the only player to win three “Player of the Month awards in a single
season multiple times…Atlantas Ronald Acuña Jr. (April, June and September 2023) and
St. Louis Mark McGwire (April, May and September 1998) are the only other players to win
the award at least three times in a single season…earned multiple “Player of the Month
honors in a single season for the fourth time in his career (also three times in 2022 and
2024, and twice in 2017)…won the award in consecutive months for the second time in
his career (also May/June 2024)…was the rst Yankee to win the “Player of the Month
Award in the rst two months of a season…was the sixth player (seventh time) to win
the “Player of the Month Award in the rst two months of a season and just the third
player (fourth time) to do so in the AL, joining Texas Josh Hamilton (April/May 2008 and
2012), Torontos José Bautista (April/May 2011), St. Louis’ Mark McGwire (April/May 1998),
Pittsburghs Bobby Bonilla (April/May 1988) and Cincinnati’s Eric Davis (April/May 1987).
His 41HR vs. the Blue Jays are the most by a Yankee against Toronto in franchise
history…also marks the second-most HR by any player vs. a single opponent since
2017, trailing only his own 51HR vs. Baltimore…has hit 6HR in his last 18 games
(since 6/30/24) against Toronto and 13HR in his last 36 games vs. the Blue Jays
(since 5/15/23)…has 10HR in his last 22 games at Rogers Centre (since 9/28/22).
Playo Bests: 3H (1x); 1HR (16x); 3RBI (2x); 3R (1x); 4G hitting streak (2x)
#19 RYAN MCMAHON—INF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 1G
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2018, ‘25).
Was 1-for-3 in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto…was removed for a PR (Caballero) in the
seventh inning.
Entered ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston as a defensive replacement at 3B (Rosario) in
the sixth inning (0-for-1)…was 1-for-3 with 1BB in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…
did not play in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Batted .214 (109-for-509) with 62R, 23 doubles, 1 triple, 20HR, 53RBI, 70BB/1IBB,
4HP, 3SF and 3SB in 154 combined games with the Colorado Rockies and
Yankees…only appeared defensively at third base (154G/144GS).
According to FanGraphs, was tied for fourth among Major League third basemen
in outs above average (six) and ranked fth in defensive runs saved (10) this season.
Began the season with the Colorado Rockies and hit .217/.314/.403 (76-for-350)
with 42R, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 16HR, 35RBI, 49BB and 2SB in 100 gameswas
acquired by the Yankees from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Josh
Grosz and LHP Grin Herring on 7/25.
Is one of only six Major League players to play in at least 150 games in each of the
last ve seasons from 2021-25, joining Pete Alonso, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Matt
Olson, José Ramírez and Juan Soto.
Playo Bests: 1H (2x); 0HR (N/A); 0RBI (N/A); 0R (N/A); 1G hitting streak (2x)
#22 BEN RICE—C/INF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 0G
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2024-25)…made the
Yankees’ 2024 ALDS roster but did not appear in a game.
Was 0-for-4 in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Was 0-for-3 in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston…was removed for a PH (Goldschmidt)
in the eighth inning.
Hit a go-ahead two-run home run in his rst career postseason plate appearance
in the rst inning in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston (2-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI)…became
the seventh Yankee in franchise history to homer in his rst career postseason
plate appearance, joining Shane Spencer (1998 ALDS Game 2 vs. Texas), Rick
Cerone (1980 ALCS Game 1 at Kansas City), Jim Mason (1976 World Series Game
3 vs. Cincinnati), Roger Maris (1960 World Series Game 1 at Pittsburgh), Elston
Howard (1955 World Series Game 1 vs. Brooklyn) and George Selkirk (1936 World
Series Game 1 at the New York Giants)did not play in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Batted .255/.337/.499 (119-for-467) with 74R, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 26HR, 65RBI,
50BB, 9HP, 2SF and 3SB in 138 games…appeared defensively at 1B (50G/46GS)
and C (36G/26GS) this season…also made 48 starts at DH.
58 of his 119H went for extra bases (28 doubles, 4 triples, 26HR).
13 of his 26HR either tied the game (one) or gave the Yankees the lead (12).
Hit .269/.356/.504 (97-for-361) with 22 doubles, 3 triples, 19HR, 40BB and 9HP vs.
right-handed pitching.
According to Baseball Savant, was tied for seventh in the Majors in hard hit
percentage (56.1) and tied for ninth in average exit velocity (93.3).
Playo Bests: 2H (1x); 1HR (1x); 2RBI (1x); 1R (1x); 1G hitting streak (1x)
#14 AMED ROSARIO—INF/OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 1G
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2022, ‘25)did not
appear on Los Angeles-NLs Division Series roster in 2023.
Did not play in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fourth inning in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston (1-for-
3, 1R, 1RBI)did not play in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…was 0-for-3 in ALWCS
Game 1 vs. Boston.
In 63 combined games with the Washington Nationals and the Yankees, batted
.276/.309/.436 (50-for-181) with 20R, 11 doubles, 6HR, 23RBI, 7BB, 2HP, 1SF and
1SB…appeared defensively at third base (33G/26GS), second base (17G/14GS),
right eld (6G/1GS) and shortstop (1G).
Began the season with the Washington Nationals, batting .270/.310/.426 (40-for-
148) with 19R, 8 doubles, 5HR, 18RBI, 7BB and 1SB in 47 gameswas acquired by
the Yankees from the Washington Nationals in exchange for RHP Clayton Beeter
and OF Browm Martínez on 7/26.
In 16 games as a Yankee, hit .303/.303/.485 (10-for-33) with 1R, 3 doubles, 1HR and 5RBI.
Hit .302/.328/.491 (35-for-116) with 10 doubles, 4HR and 5BB vs. left-handed
pitching this season…in his career vs. left-handed pitchers, has hit .298/.336/.464
(335-for-1,124) with 78 doubles, 12 triples, 28HR and 62BB.
Playo Bests: 2H (2x); 1HR (1x); 1RBI (3x); 1R (4x); 4G hitting streak (1x)
#27 GIANCARLO STANTON—OF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 0G
Has made the postseason for the seventh time in his career (2018-22, ‘24-25).
Was 0-for-4 in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Reached base twice in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston (1-for-3, 1R, 1 double, 1BB)…was
0-for-4 in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…was 0-for-4 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Has batted .247/.314/.614 (41-for-166) with 26R, 7 doubles, 18HR, 40RBI and
18BB in 45 postseason games…has reached base safely in 36-of-45 postseason
games…18 of his 41 hits in the postseason are home runs and 25 are extra-base
hits (18HR, 7 doubles).
His 18HR in the postseason are tied with Mickey Mantle for the third-most in
Yankees history, trailing only Bernie Williams (22HR) and Derek Jeter (20HR)…his 18
postseason home runs are the most by a Major League player in his rst 45 career
postseason games (previous: Nelson Cruz-17HR)…has 5HR in his last 12 games,
6HR in his last 14 games, 7HR in his last 16 games and 17HR in his last 37 postseason
games (since 2019 ALCS Game 1)…six of his last nine postseason home runs (since
2022) have either tied the game (one) or given the Yankees the lead (ve).
STANTON—cont.
His 7HR during the 2024 postseason were the most by a Yankee in a single
postseason and tied for the seventh-most in Major League history…his
16RBI during the 2024 postseason were the second-most by a Yankee in a
single postseason (since RBI became an ocial stat in 1920), trailing only Alex
Rodriguezs 18RBI in 2009…was named the 2024 ALCS MVP after hitting 4HR in
ve games, including a game-tying two-run HR in the sixth inning of ALCS Game
5 at Cleveland…drove in seven of the Yankees’ 29R during the ALCS.
His 9.22 AB/HR ratio (166AB/18HR) in the postseason is the third-lowest by any
player in Major League history (min. 75AB), trailing only Babe Ruth (8.60) and
Troy Glaus (8.67).
His three career home runs in “winner-take-all” postseason games are tied for
the second-most home runs in “winner-take-all” games in Major League history,
trailing only Aaron Judge (4HR).
In 77 games with the Yankees this season, batted .273/.350/.594 (68-for-249) with
36R, 8 doubles, 24HR, 66RBI, 29BB/3IBB, 1HP and 1SF…made 47 starts at DH…also
appeared defensively in RF (15G/13GS) and LF (5G/GS).
Has hit .306/.420/.653 (22-for-72) with 4 doubles, 7HR, 43RBI, 15BB/3IBB and 1SF
with RISP this season…over his nal 67 games of the season (6/30-9/28), batted
.356/.466/.780 (21-for-59) with 4 doubles, 7HR, 41RBI, 13BB/3IBB and 1SF with
RISP, led the Majors in SLG and ranked third in OPS (1.245, third in AL).
Hit 24HR in his last 65 games of the season (7/2-9/28)…his 24HR over that span
were tied for the fourth-most in the Majors over that span (tied for second in AL),
trailing only Philadelphias Kyle Schwarber (31HR), Seattles Cal Raleigh (27HR) and
Los Angeles-NLs Shohei Ohtani (25HR).
Hit .285/.354/.665 (57-for-200) with 34R, 7 doubles, 23HR, 59RBI, 21BB/3IBB, 1HP
and 1SF over his nal 62 games of the season (7/6-9/28)…among Major League
batters over that span (min. 150PA), ranks second in the Majors in SLG (second in
AL), tied for fth in HR (tied for third in AL) and sixth in OPS (1.019, fth in AL).
Missed the rst 70 games of the season on the injured from 3/26 (retroactive to
3/24) - 6/16 with right and left elbow epicondylitis.
Playo Bests: 3H (2x); 2HR (1x); 4RBI (2x); 2R (4x); 6G hitting streak (2x)
11 ANTHONY VOLPE—INF Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 7G
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2024-25).
Has reached base safely in 17 of his 18 career postseason games, batting
.297/.392/.453 (19-for-64) with 12R, 4 doubles, 2HR, 8RBI, 10BB and 5SB.
Has batted .333/.333/.600 (5-for-15) with 2R, 1 double, 1HR and 2RBI in four games
this postseason.
Was 1-for-4 with 1R and 1 double in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Hit an RBI single in the fourth inning in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston (1-for-4, 1RBI)…
was 1-for-4 in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston…hit his second career postseason home
run with a go-ahead solo shot in the second inning in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston
(2-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI).
Started all 14 postseason games at SS for the Yankees in 2024, batting .286/.407/.408
(14-for-49) with 10R, 3 doubles, 1HR, 6RBI, 10BB and 5SB…reached base in each of
his rst 10 postseason games, becoming the only Yankee in the last 28 years (since
1997) to reach base in each of his rst 10 career postseason games (Derek Jeter
reached base in each of his rst 13 career postseason games in 1996).
Hit his rst career postseason home run with a go-ahead grand slam in the third
inning in World Series Game 4 vs. Los Angeles-NL (2-for-3, 3R, 1 double, 1HR, 4RBI,
1BB, 2SB)…marked the 15th postseason grand slam in Yankees history and the ninth
dierent Yankee to hit a grand slam in the World Series…at 23 years, 184 days old, was
the third-youngest Yankee to hit a grand slam in the postseason, trailing only Mickey
Mantle (21y, 349d in 1953 WS Game 5) and Gil McDougald (23y, 143d in 1951 WS
Game 5)…was also the fourth-youngest player in Major League history to hit a grand
slam in a World Series game, trailing only Mantle, Addison Russell (22y, 283d in 2016
WS Game 6) and McDougald…was the rst Yankees shortstop to hit a grand slam in
a World Series game and just the second to do so in a postseason game, joining Didi
Gregorius (2019 ALDS Game 2)…marked the fourth go-ahead grand slam by a Yankee
in the postseason and third in a World Series game (also Gio Urshela in 2020 ALWCS
Game 2, Tino Martinez in 1998 WS Game 1 and Gil McDougald in 1951 WS Game 5).
Batted .212/.272/.391 (114-for-539) with 65R, 32 doubles, 4 triples, 19HR, 72RBI,
43BB, 4HP, 7SF and 18SB in 153 games with the Yankees this season.
55 of his 114H this year have gone for extra bases (32 doubles, 4 triples, 19HR).
His 72RBI in 2025 mark a career high (previous: 60RBI in 159G in 2023 and 160G in 2024).
With 19HR and 18SB this year, was only the fourth Yankee in franchise history to
record at least 10HR and 10SB in each of his rst three seasons, joining Joe Gordon
(rst ve seasons from 1938-42), Ben Chapman (rst three seasons from 1930-32)
and Tony Lazzeri (rst three seasons from 1926-28)…was the only Yankee to record
at least 50HR and 50SB through a player’s rst three MLB seasons in franchise history.
Playo Bests: 2H (5x); 1HR (2x); 4RBI (1x); 3R (1x); 7G hitting streak (1x)
#28 AUSTIN WELLS—C Current Postseason Hitting Streak: 1G
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2024-25).
Was 1-for-3 in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto.
Drove in a run on a elder’s choice in the fourth inning in ALWCS Game 3 vs.
Boston (0-for-3, 1RBI)…reached base three times, including a game-winning RBI
single in the eighth inning in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston (2-for-3, 1R, 1BB)…was
0-for-3 in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston.
Appeared in all 14 of the Yankees postseason games in 2024, making 12 starts at
catcher…made his postseason debut in ALDS Game 1 vs. Kansas City and went 1-for-
3 with 2RBI and 2BB…was the seventh Yankee to reach base at least three times in
their rst career postseason game, joining Aaron Judge, Rey Sánchez, Bernie Williams,
Fred Stanley, Roger Maris and Jake Powell (conrmed by Elias)…hit his rst career
postseason home run in ALCS Game 4 at Cleveland with a solo shot in the second
inning (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI)…became the rst Yankees rookie catcher that started
the game at the position to homer in a postseason game (Yogi Berra homered in 1947
World Series Game 3 as a pinch hitter and remained in the game at catcher)…became
just the fth catcher in Yankees history to record a stolen base in the postseason,
joining Jorge Posada (three times), Jim Leyritz, Thurman Munson and Bill Dickey.
Batted .219/.275/.436 (88-for-401) with 22 doubles, 1 triple, 21HR, 71RBI, 30BB,
5HP, 11SF and 5SB in 126 games this season.
44 of his 88H this year went for extra bases (22 doubles, 1 triple, 21HR).
Hit a career-high 21HR in 448PA in 126 games this season (previous: 13HR in
414PA in 115 games in 2024).
His 11 sac ies this season are tied with Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo for the second-
most in the Majors, trailing only Chicago-NLs Pete Crow-Armstrong (12).
His 21HR are tied for the fth-most among Major League catchers this season and
his 71RBI are the eighth-most (min. 50% of games at C).
Playo Bests: 2H (2x); 1HR (2x); 2RBI (1x); 2R (1x); 2G hitting streak (1x)
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‘PEN NOTES
#53 DAVID BEDNAR—RHP
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career.
Made his third career postseason appearance—and his third in as many days—
on Thursday in ALWCS Game 3 vs. Boston, tossing a scoreless ninth inning (1BB,
1K)…on Wednesday in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston, tossed a perfect ninth inning
and recorded his rst career postseason save (1.0IP 2K)…made his postseason
debut in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston, tossed 0.2IP (2H, 1R/ER, 1K).
Combined to go 6-5 with 27 saves and a 2.30 ERA (62.2IP, 46H, 18R/16ER,
19BB, 86K, 4HR) in 64 appearances with the Pirates and Yankees…opponents
batted .200/.263/.304 (46-for-230, 4HR); LH .178/.273/.243 (19-for-107, 1HR); RH
.220/.254/.358 (27-for-123, 3HR).
Among Major League relievers this season, ranked sixth in save percentage
(90.9%) and 11th in strikeout rate (34.3%) and K/9.0IP ratio (12.35).
Recorded double-digit saves for his fourth straight season (since 2022) and
recorded at least 20 saves for his third straight season (since 2023)…his 27 saves
were his second-most in a single season, trailing only his career-high 39 saves
in 2023.
Allowed only 4HR to 251BF, posting a 0.57 HR/9.0IP.
Over his nal 61 games (4/19-9/28), went 6-3 with 23 saves and a 1.90 ERA (61.2IP,
13ER) and 85K.
Began the season with the Pirates, going 2-5 with 17 saves and a 2.37 ERA (38.0IP,
32H, 12R/10ER, 10BB, 51K, 2HR) in 42 relief appearances…was acquired by the
Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for C Rafael Flores, C Edgleen
Pérez, and OF Brian Sánchez on 7/31.
Went 4-0 with 10 saves and a 2.19 ERA (24.2IP, 6ER) and 35K in 22 relief appearances
with the Yankees…held opponents to a .159/.237/.273 (14-for-88, 2HR) slash line.
#58 PAUL BLACKBURN—RHP
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career…ended the 2018 season
on the injured list and did not appear on Oakland’s Wild Card Game roster…did
not appear on Oakland’s Wild Card Game roster in 2019 and Wild Card Series and
Division Series rosters in 2020.
Made his rst career postseason appearance ALDS Game 1 at Toronto, allowing
4R/ER over 1.1IP (6H, 1HR)…stranded an inherited runner after entering the game
in the seventh inning.
In 15 combined games (four starts) with the Mets and Yankees, went 0-3 with
one save and a 6.23 ERA (39.0IP, 47H, 29R/27ER, 12BB, 34K, 6HR)…opponents
batted .296/.343/.503 (47-for-159, 6HR); LH .270/.321/.392 (20-for-74, 0HR); RH
.318/.362/.600 (27-for-85, 6HR).
Began the season with the Mets, going 0-3 with one save and a 6.85 ERA (23.2IP,
31H, 19R/18ER, 8BB, 18K, 3HR) in seven games (four starts)was designated for
assignment by the Mets on 8/16 and released on 8/19.
Was signed by the Yankees to a Major League contract on 8/21.
In eight relief appearances with the Yankees, posted a 5.28 ERA (15.1IP, 16H,
10R/9ER, 4BB, 16K, 3HR).
Over his nal seven relief appearances of the season, posted 1.50 ERA (12.0IP, 8H,
3R/2ER, 2BB, 14K, 2HR)tossed 2.0IP in ve of those outings…allowed just 8H to
46BF (8-for-44).
#63 FERNANDO CRUZ—RHP
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career.
Made his third career postseason appearance in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto,
allowing 1R/ER over 0.2IP (1H, 1BB)…also allowed both of his inherited runners to
score after entering the game in the seventh inning…on Wednesday in ALWCS
Game 2 vs. Boston, tossed a scoreless seventh inning (1.0IP, 1H)…stranded two
inherited runners after entering the game in the seventh inning…made his
postseason debut on Tuesday in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston, tossed 0.2IP (1BB,
1K)…stranded an inherited runner after entering the game in the seventh inning.
Including the postseason, has allowed just four of his 32 inherited runners to
score this year (12.5%).
Went 3-4 with two saves and a 3.56 ERA (48.0IP, 33H, 21R/19ER, 24BB, 72K, 5HR)
in 49 relief appearances.
Allowed only two of his 27 inherited runners to score in the regular season…his
7.4 inherited runners scored percentage was the second-best in the Majors (min.
25IR), trailing only Los Angeles-.NL’s Ben Casparius (3.4%).
Struck out 72-of-200BF and posted a 13.50 K/9.0IP ratio (72K/48.0IP)ranked
third among Major League relievers in K/9.0IP (third in AL) and fth in strikeout
rate (36.0%, fourth in AL).
With his 13.50 K/9.0IP, became only the fth reliever (11th time) to post as high of
a K/9.0IP ratio in a single season…his 13.50 K/9.0IP ratio was tied for the ninth-
highest by a Yankees reliever in franchise history, trailing only Aroldis Chapman
(16.31 in 2018 and 15.50 in 2021), Dellin Betances (15.53 in 2016 and 2018; 15.08
in 2017, 14.04 in 2015), Andrew Miller (15.29 in 2016 and 14.59 in 2015)…Betances
(2014) and David Robertson (2011) also posted a 13.50 K/9.0IP.
#75 CAMILO DOVAL—RHP
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (also 2021).
Made his fourth career postseason appearance (rst with the Yankees) in ALDS
Game 1 at Toronto, tossing 2.0 perfect innings (matches his regular season career
high)…including the regular season, marked just the fth time in his career he has
tossed at least 2.0IP (last on 7/2/25 at Arizona with San Francisco) and second time
in the postseason (also 2021 NLDS Game 3 at Los Angeles-NL with San Francisco).
Including the regular season, has not allowed a run in each of his last seven
outings since 9/14 (7.0IP, 1H, 2BB, 8K).
Went 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA (65.1IP, 51H, 34R/26ER, 35BB, 72K, 4HR) in 69 combined
relief appearances with the San Francisco Giants and the Yankees…allowed 4HR
to 278BF this season.
Held left-handed batters to a .196/.297/.295 (22-for-112) slash line this season…
allowed 22H to 128 left-handed batters faced (15BB, 1HP).
Began the season with San Francisco, going 4-2 with 15 saves and a 3.09 ERA
(46.2IP, 32H, 20R/16ER, 24BB, 50K, 2HR) in 47 relief appearances…did not allow
an earned run in 38 of his 47 appearances.
Acquired by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for C Jesús
Rodríguez, RHP Trystan Vrieling, INF Parks Harber and LHP Carlos de la Rosa on
7/31.
In 22 games with the Yankees, went 0-1 with one save and a 4.82 ERA (18.2IP, 19H,
14R/10ER, 11BB, 22K, 2HR)…did not allow a run in each of his last six appearances
of the season from 9/14-26 (5.0IP, 1H, 2BB, 8K)…retired 14 of his 17BF over that
span.
#54 TIM HILL—LHP
Has made the postseason for the fourth time in his career (2020, ‘22, ‘24-25).
Made his 18th career postseason appearance and 12th with the Yankees in ALDS
Game 1 at Toronto, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings (1H)…stranded an inherited
runner after entering the game in the third inning…on Tuesday in ALWCS Game 1
vs. Boston, retired his only batter faced for the nal out in the ninth inning (0.1IP).
In 70 relief appearances with the Yankees, went 4-4 with a 3.09 ERA (67.0IP, 23ER)…
opponents batted .231/.276/.363 (58-for-251, 8HR); LH .181/.224/.220 (23-for-127,
1HR); RH .282/.328/.508 (35-for-124, 7HR).
Did not allow an ER in 53 of his 70 appearances.
Led the team in games pitched…made at least 60 appearances for the fourth
time in his career (also 2018 with Kansas City, 2021 with San Diego and 2024 with
Chicago-AL and the Yankees).
Allowed only 13 of his 63 inherited runners to score this season…his 20.6%
inherited runners scored percentage this year was the sixth-best percentage in
the AL and eighth-best in the Majors.
Ranked second among Major League relievers in groundball percentage (64.8%,
second in AL).
Has not allowed an earned run in 15 of his 16 career postseason appearances,
going 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA (13.1IP, 9H, 3R/1ER, 3BB, 8K, 0HR)…made 10 relief
appearances with the Yankees in 2024, posting a 1.08 ERA (8.1IP, 7H, 2R/1ER, 2BB,
3K, 0HR).
#98 WILL WARREN—RHP
Has made the postseason for the rst time in his career.
In his rst full Major League season, went 9-8 with a 4.44 ERA (162.1IP, 158H,
90R/80ER, 65BB, 171K, 22HR).
Was tied for second in the Majors (tied for rst in AL) in games started…ranked
eighth in the AL in K/9.0IP (9.48).
Among Major League rookies, ranked rst in strikeouts, starts and innings
pitched and was tied for fourth in wins (tied for third in AL).
Allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 24 of his 33 starts this season, including 2ER-or-fewer
in 22 of those starts…according to Elias, his 22 starts of 2ER-or-fewer were the
second-most by a Yankees rookie in a single season, trailing only Stan Bahnsen
(25GS in 1968).
According to Elias, his 171K this season were tied with Luis Gil (171K in 2024) for
the second-most by a Yankees rookie in a single season in franchise history,
trailing only Russ Ford (209K in 1910).
Was just the third Yankees rookie to make at least 33 starts in a season, joining
Stan Bahnsen (34GS in 1968), and Russ Ford (33GS in 1910)…was also the rst
Major League rookie to make at least 33 starts in a single season since 2009 (Nick
Blackburn, 33GS with Minnesota in 2008).
Surrendered one-or-zero home runs in 29 of his 33 starts this season, including
0HR in 15 starts…his 29 starts of one-or-zero home runs allowed were tied for the
fourth-most in the Majors.
#30 LUKE WEAVER—RHP
Has made the postseason for the second time in his career (2024-25).
Made his 14th career postseason appearance in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto and did
not record an out (0.0IP, 2H, 3R/ER, 1BB)…on Tuesday in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston,
recorded the loss after allowing 2R/ER without recording an out (0.0IP, 2H, 1BB).
Went 4-4 with eight saves and a 3.62 ERA (64.2IP, 46H, 28R/26ER, 20BB, 72K, 10HR)
in 64 relief appearances with the Yankees.
Did not allow an ER in 49 of his 64 appearances.
Made at least 60 appearances for the second time in his career (also 62G in 2024).
Saw his rst career postseason action in 2024, going 1-0 with four saves and a 1.76
ERA (15.1IP, 8H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 16K, 2HR) in 12 relief appearances…did not allow a
run in 10 of his 12 appearances…held opponents to a .163/.200/.306 (8-for-49)
slash line…recorded at least four outs in eight of his appearances and ve outs in
four of them…appeared in each of the Yankees’ rst seven postseason games…
joined teammate Clay Holmes (2024) and Adam Ottavino (2019) as the only
pitchers in franchise history to pitch in each of the Yankees’ rst seven games of a
postseason…pitched in all four games of the 2024 ALDS vs. Kansas City, earning
three saves over 4.1 scoreless innings (2H, 5K)…was the third player in franchise
history to record three saves in a Division Series, joining Goose Gossage in 1981
and Mariano Rivera in 2000…is also one of 13 players in Major League history to
record three saves in a Division Series…did not allow a run in four World Series
appearances (5.0IP, 1H, 1BB, 4K, 1HP, 1BK).
Became the rst Yankee and the sixth player in Major League history to record
four saves in his rst ve career postseason appearances (since saves became an
ocial stat in 1969), joining Cody Allen, Dennis Eckersley, Jason Isringhausen, Troy
Percival and Brian Wilson…also became the sixth pitcher in Major League history
to record four saves in his teams rst ve games of a postseason (since saves
became an ocial stat in 1969), joining Dennis Eckersley (1988 with Oakland),
Mark Wohlers (1996 with Atlanta), Neftalí Feliz (2011 with Texas), Cody Allen (2016
with Cleveland) and Paul Sewald (2023 with Arizona).
#38 DEVIN WILLIAMS—RHP
Has made the postseason for the third time in his career (2023-25)…did not
make Milwaukee’s Wild Card rosters in 2019 and 2020, and did not appear on
Milwaukee’s NLDS roster in 2021.
Made his fth career postseason appearance—and his second in as many days—
on Wednesday in ALWCS Game 2 vs. Boston, tossing a scoreless eighth inning (1H,
1K)…made his fourth career postseason appearance and rst with the Yankees
on Tuesday in ALWCS Game 1 vs. Boston, tossed a scoreless eighth inning (1BB).
Made 67 relief appearances for the Yankees, going 4-6 with a 4.79 ERA (62.0IP,
45H, 37R/33ER, 25BB, 90K, 5HR).
Among Major League relievers, ranked seventh in K/9.0IP (13.06, fth in AL) and
ninth in strikeout rate (34.7%, seventh in AL)…also ranked seventh among AL
relievers in strikeouts (90).
Converted 18-of-22 save opportunities.
His 18 saves were his second-most in a season in his career, trailing only his 36
saves in 2023 with Milwaukeerecorded double-digit saves for the fourth time
in his career (also 15SV in 2022, 36SV in 2023 and 14SV in 2024).
Made at least 60 appearances for the third time in his career (also 65 games in
2022 and 61 games in 2023 with Milwaukee).
Did not allow a run in 43 of his nal 57 games (since 4/28), holding opponents to
a .171/.252/.295 (33-for-193) slash line over that stretch.
Posted a 14.97 K/9.0IP ratio and 41.1% strikeout rate over his nal 32 games (7/6-
9/28), the second-highest highest K/9.0IP and strikeout rate in Majors over that
span (min. 20.0IP).
YANKEES VS. TORONTO BLUE JAYS
POSTSEASON TRENDS/FACTS: The Yankees are 0-1 in their current ALDS vs. Toronto…the Blue Jays had been one of two AL teams the Yankees had never faced in the
postseason (also Chicago-AL).
OVERALL TRENDS/FACTS: The Yankees went 5-8 vs. the Blue Jays this season…(6G in the Bronx, 7G at Toronto)…have won or tied 25 of the last 41 series against the Blue
Jays (21-16-4) since 9/29/17, including 12 of their last 22 series since 6/15/21IN SEASON SERIES: Have won three of the last four season series against the Blue Jays (2024:
7-6, 2023: 7-6, 2022: 11-8) and have won or tied six of the last eight season series against Toronto (5-2-1)…AT YANKEE STADIUM: Went 4-2 at Yankee Stadium this year…are
42-30 in the last 72 home matchups (since 9/5/16)…are 88-56 vs. Toronto at the current Yankee Stadium…have posted a winning record in the Bronx vs. the Blue Jays in 18
of the last 22 seasons since 2004 (2-8 in 2015 and ‘21; 5-5 in 2022)…AT ROGERS CENTRE: Went 1-6 vs. the Blue Jays this year…went 3-4 at Toronto in 2024…have posted a
winning road record at Toronto in three of the last ve seasons…have won or tied eight of their 11 road series at Toronto (since 6/15/21).
NYY BATTERS vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS – 2025 AND CAREER
2025 CAREER
Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI
Cody Bellinger .298 47 14 2 5 .288 80 23 4 13
José Caballero .200 20 4 0 0 .237 59 14 0 4
Jazz Chisholm Jr. .205 44 9 2 8 .158 76 12 3 10
Jasson Domínguez .371 35 13 1 6 .371 35 13 1 6
J.C. Escarra .143 14 2 1 2 .143 14 2 1 2
Paul Goldschmidt .250 28 7 0 1 .269 78 21 1 7
Trent Grisham .222 36 8 2 2 .227 66 15 5 10
Aaron Judge .325 40 13 3 6 .300 467 140 41 89
Ryan McMahon .000 7 0 0 0 .214 42 9 0 4
Ben Rice .149 47 7 2 5 .159 63 10 2 6
Amed Rosario .000 3 0 0 0 .313 96 30 1 13
Giancarlo Stanton .214 28 6 3 7 .239 297 71 25 58
Anthony Volpe .227 44 10 2 5 .225 142 32 6 13
Austin Wells .208 24 5 0 6 .239 71 17 3 12
NYY PITCHERS IN POSTSEASON (CAREER)
Player W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB K AVG
David Bednar 0-0 3.38 3/0 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 4 .200
Paul Blackburn 0-0 27.00 1/0 1.1 6 4 4 1 0 0 .667
Fernando Cruz 0-0 3.86 3/0 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 .250
Camilo Doval 0-1 1.59 4/0 5.2 2 1 1 0 0 2 .105
Max Fried 2-5 4.66 21/13 73.1 86 40 38 10 21 72 .288
Luis Gil 0-1 6.75 3/3 10.2 12 8 8 4 5 6 .286
Tim Hill 1-0 0.60 18/0 15.0 10 3 1 0 3 8 .189
Carlos Rodón 1-3 6.15 7/6 26.1 29 18 18 6 8 34 .274
Cam Schlittler 1-0 0.00 1/1 8.0 5 0 0 0 0 12 .172
Will Warren - - - - - - - - - - -
Luke Weaver 1-1 4.70 14/0 15.1 12 8 8 2 4 16 .226
Devin Williams 1-1 12.46 5/0 4.1 5 6 6 1 5 3 .313
YANKEES IN THE POSTSEASON
NYY BATTERS IN POSTSEASON (CAREER)
Player AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K
Cody Bellinger .210 73 257 31 54 8 3 9 34 26 88
José Caballero .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jazz Chisholm Jr. .179 21 78 7 14 2 0 2 2 6 21
Jasson Domínguez - - - - - - - - - - -
J.C. Escarra - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul Goldschmidt .278 26 97 13 27 5 0 8 16 8 28
Trent Grisham .163 23 80 11 13 2 0 3 7 11 33
Aaron Judge .217 62 235 37 51 7 0 16 35 36 89
Ryan McMahon .200 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3
Ben Rice .182 3 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 5
Amed Rosario .229 9 35 4 8 0 0 1 3 1 11
Giancarlo Stanton .247 45 166 26 41 7 0 18 40 18 46
Anthony Volpe .297 18 64 12 19 4 0 2 8 10 20
Austin Wells .145 18 62 3 9 1 0 2 6 5 25
NYY PITCHERS IN POSTSEASON (2025)
Player W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB K AVG
David Bednar 0-0 3.38 3/0 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 4 .200
Paul Blackburn 0-0 27.00 1/0 1.1 6 4 4 1 0 0 .667
Fernando Cruz 0-0 3.86 3/0 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 .250
Camilo Doval 0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Max Fried 0-0 0.00 1/1 6.1 4 0 0 0 3 6 .182
Luis Gil 0-1 6.75 1/1 2.2 4 2 2 2 0 2 .333
Tim Hill 0-0 0.00 2/0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Carlos Rodón 0-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 4 3 3 1 3 6 .200
Cam Schlittler 1-0 0.00 1/1 8.0 5 0 0 0 0 12 .172
Will Warren - - - - - - - - - - -
Luke Weaver 0-1 - 2/0 0.0 4 5 5 0 2 0 1.000
Devin Williams 1-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167
NYY BATTERS IN POSTSEASON (2025)
Player AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K
Cody Bellinger .200 4 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1
José Caballero .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jazz Chisholm Jr. .250 4 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
Jasson Domínguez - - - - - - - - - - -
J.C. Escarra - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul Goldschmidt .600 3 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Trent Grisham .133 4 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 5
Aaron Judge .400 4 15 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3
Ryan McMahon .286 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
Ben Rice .182 3 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 5
Amed Rosario .167 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Giancarlo Stanton .067 4 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
Anthony Volpe .333 4 15 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 7
Austin Wells .250 4 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 3
NYY BATTERS vs. RHP TREY YESAVAGE (REGULAR & POSTSEASON)
2025 CAREER
Player AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K
Cody Bellinger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
José Caballero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jasson Domínguez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
J.C. Escarra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul Goldschmidt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Trent Grisham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aaron Judge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ryan McMahon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ben Rice - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Amed Rosario - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Giancarlo Stanton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Anthony Volpe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Austin Wells - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NYY vs. TORONTO in 2025
Date H/A W/L Score Rec.
4/25 vs. TOR L 2-4 0-1
4/26 vs. TOR ppd. (rain)
4/27 (G1) vs. TOR W 11-2 1-1
4/27 (G2) vs. TOR W 5-1 2-1
6/30 at TOR L 4-5 2-2
7/1 at TOR L 5-12 2-3
7/2 at TOR L 9-11 2-4
7/3 at TOR L 5-8 2-5
7/21 at TOR L 1-4 2-6
7/22 at TOR W 5-4 3-6
7/23 at TOR L 4-8 3-7
9/5 vs. TOR L 1-7 3-8
9/6 vs. TOR W 3-1 4-8
9/7 vs. TOR W 4-3 5-8
Total in 2025 59-70 5-8
NYY vs. TORONTO in Postseason
Date Series H/A W/L Score Rec.
10/4/25 Div (1) at TOR L 1-10 0-1
10/5/25 Div (2) at TOR - - -
10/7/25 Div (3) at NYY - - -
10/8/25 Div (4) at NYY if necessary
10/10/25 Div (5) at TOR if necessary
Total in Postseason 1-10 0-1
All-time vs. TOR: 0-1
All-time at home: 0-0
All-time on road: 0-1
All-time at current Yankee Stadium: 0-0
All-time at Rogers Centre: 0-1
New York Yankees Hitting - 2025 - Playoffs - All Players
35 Bellinger, C NYY L .200 4 15 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .267 .517 16 0 0 0 0 0
72 Caballero, J NYY R .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .000 .250 4 0 0 1 0 0
13 Chisholm Jr., J NYY L .250 4 12 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .308 .250 .558 13 0 0 0 0 0
48 Goldschmidt, P NYY R .600 3 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 5 0 0 0 0 0
12 Grisham, T NYY L .133 4 15 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 .235 .200 .435 17 0 0 0 0 0
99 Judge, A NYY R .400 4 15 0 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .438 .467 .905 16 0 0 1 0 0
19 McMahon, R NYY L .286 3 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .375 .286 .661 8 0 0 0 0 0
22 Rice, B NYY L .182 3 11 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .455 .637 11 0 0 0 0 1
14 Rosario, A NYY R .167 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .334 6 0 0 0 0 0
27 Stanton, G NYY R .067 4 15 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .125 .133 .258 16 0 0 0 1 0
11 Volpe, A NYY R .333 4 15 2 5 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .333 .600 .933 15 0 0 0 1 0
28 Wells, A NYY L .250 4 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 .308 .250 .558 13 0 0 0 0 0
NYY .237 4 131 10 31 42 5 0 2 9 7 0 35 1 0 .286 .321 .607 140 0 0 2 2 2
OPP .250 4 132 16 33 51 6 0 4 16 12 0 32 1 0 .313 .386 .699 148 1 2 1 4
# Player Team B AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS PA SAC SF HBP GIDP E
New York Yankees Pitching - 2025 - Playoffs - All Players
53 Bednar, D NYY R 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 .200 0 0 0 11
58 Blackburn, P NYY R 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 10
63 Cruz, F NYY R 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250 0 0 0 11
75 Doval, C NYY R 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 6
54 Fried, M NYY L 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 .182 0 0 1 25
81 Gil, L NYY R 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 0 12
41 Hill, T NYY L 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0 0 6
55 Rodón, C NYY L 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 1 1 3 0 6 .200 1 0 2 25
31 Schlittler, C NYY R 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .172 0 0 0 29
30 Weaver, L NYY R 0 1 -.-- 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 4 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 6
38 Williams, D NYY R 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0 1 7
NYY 2 2 4.11 4 4 0 1 4 0 1 2 35.0 33 16 16 4 1 12 0 32 .250 1 0 4 148
OPP 2 2 2.38 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 34.0 31 10 9 2 2 7 0 35 .237 1 1 2 140
# Player Team T W L ERA G GS CG SHO GF HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WP BK GIDP TBF