Usually, the Yankees or Boston Red Sox are on top of the A.L. East every season, so the Blue Jays better take advantage of being the best team in the division this season and make moves at the trade deadline.

The New York Yankees had a sloppy game once again in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but manager Aaron Boone doesn't think it's a true reflection of his team.

Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Cody Bellinger also homered and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.

We’ve got to, obviously, tighten it up.” “Confident we will. We’ll continue to work at it. We have good defenders here, but tonight was obviously a rough night for us.”

The Yankees and Blue Jays are set to clash in an AL East showdown that will prove exactly what both teams need to address prior to the trade deadline.

Blue Jays Facing Difficult Anthony Santander Decision After Shoulder Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Things are going about as well as they can for the Toronto Blue Jays, who have skyrocketed up the AL East standings and entered Saturday owning a 5 1/2 game lead over the New York Yankees.

The New York Yankees fired the starting gun on the AL East arms race. Here is how Ross Atkins and the Toronto Blue Jays front office can respond.