Yankees Accuse Blue Jays of Using “Superior Skills” To “Score More Runs”

Is this the beginning of baseball’s next cheating scandal? The New York Yankees lobbed some serious accusations at the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, claiming their ALDS opponents are taking advantage of a deeper, more talented lineup to score runs more frequently. 

After outscoring the Yankees 70-59 during the regular season and taking the season series eight games to five, the Blue Jays pummelled their AL East rivals in the first two games of the ALDS, winning 10-1 and 13-7.

Blue Jays pitchers have limited the opposition to a .232/.289/.333 slash line in the series, with 21 strikeouts and one lone home run. Meanwhile, Toronto’s hitters are slashing .392/.420/.797. They have homered eight times and struck out only seven. Yankees pitchers own a 12.94 ERA thus far, with 23 runs allowed over 16 innings; the Blue Jays mercifully let them skip the ninth in both games.

So, with their season on the line, it’s no wonder the Yankees are getting suspicious. 

“Max Fried is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He faced 18 Blue Jays batters on Sunday afternoon. More than half of them reached base. Only one of them struck out. That can only mean one thing,” explained Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “The Blue Jays are exploiting their unparalleled contact skills to rack up hits. Even more egregious, they’re turning those hits into runs. It’s unconscionable.”

With the ALDS set to resume tonight at Yankee Stadium, the commissioner’s office will be keeping a close eye on the Blue Jays for more signs of foul play, including, but not limited to: historic grand slams, iconic bat flips, perfect splitters to strike out Aaron Judge, games with more home runs than strikeouts, rookie pitchers throwing 5.1 hitless innings, and record-breaking offensive performances.