2025 Toronto Blue Jays season

2025 Toronto Blue Jays
American League champions American League East champions
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Rogers Centre
City	Toronto, Ontario
Record	94–68 (.580)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Rogers
President	Mark Shapiro (also CEO)
General manager	Ross Atkins
Manager	John Schneider
Television	Sportsnet Sportsnet One
Radio	Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN
Seasons

The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 49th season of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise, and the Blue Jays' 34th full season (36th overall) at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays dramatically improved upon their last place record, 74-88, from last season with a first-place record of 94-68. The season was the third time the Blue Jays won the American League pennant, advancing to the 2025 World Series against the defending champ Los Angeles Dodgers, their third appearance in franchise history and first since 1993. The season ended with their first World Series loss in franchise history, falling to the Dodgers in seven games with Game 7 going into extra innings at home.

On August 22, the Blue Jays won their 75th game, guaranteeing a better total than their 74–88 record from last year following a 5–2 victory over the Miami Marlins.

On September 21, the Blue Jays clinched a return to the postseason after a one-year absence with an 8–5 win over the Kansas City Royals. On September 28, the Blue Jays won the American League East division for the first time since 2015 by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker against the New York Yankees, 8–5, with a 13–4 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays in their final regular season game, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. The team won the Division Series with home-field advantage against the fourth seed New York Yankees, victors of the Wild Card Series over archrival Boston Red Sox, earning the team their first American League Championship Series appearance since 2016. On October 20, the Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners at home in seven games in the 2025 ALCS to advance to the 2025 World Series. In that series, they faced the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, which the Blue Jays lost in seven games.

After the season, Buck Martinez, Blue Jays' color analyst since 1987, announced his retirement.

The Toronto Blue Jays drew an average home attendance of 35,184, the 9th-highest of all MLB teams.

Offseason

The Blue Jays offseason began with Ryan Yarbrough and Génesis Cabrera electing free agency. Braydon Fisher was signed on a minor league deal on November 18. On November 22, they non-tendered former All-Star closer Jordan Romano, after he posted a 6.59 ERA in 2024 while dealing with elbow issues, avoiding a projected $7.75 million salary. They also non-tendered Dillon Tate. On December 3rd, the Blue Jays signed Michael Stefanic to a minor league contract.

The first major move of the offseason came on December 10, when the Blue Jays traded Spencer Horwitz and minor league outfielder Nick Mitchell to the Cleveland Guardians for former All-Star and 3x Gold Glove winner Andrés Giménez, and reliever Nick Sandlin. The Guardians traded Gimenez after underwhelming offensive performance, and to get rid of his 7-year $106.5 million contract extension signed in 2023. Later that same day, the Guardians would go on to trade Horwitz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Ortiz, Michael Kennedy and Josh Hartle.

On December 11, the Blue Jays selected Angel Bastardo in the Rule 5 Draft from the Boston Red Sox. Bastardo spent the entire 2025 season on the injured list recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Blue Jays signed their first major league free agent on December 13, bringing back relief pitcher Yimi García on a 2-year, $15 million contract. They had previously traded him at the 2024 trade deadline to the Seattle Mariners for Jonatan Clase and catcher Jacob Sharp. On December 20, the Blue Jays signed Josh Walker to a major league deal, and signed Eric Lauer and Ali Sánchez to minor league contracts.

The Blue Jays were also rumoured to be among the finalists for top free agents Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes, offering around $700 million for Soto and offering more to Burnes than the Arizona Diamondbacks, who ended up signing him, did.

On January 10, the Blue Jays signed all-star closer Jeff Hoffman to a 3-year $33 million contract. There were rumours of Hoffman attempting to become a starter, however Jays GM Ross Atkins confirmed Hoffman was signed as a reliever. This move came a day after Jordan Romano signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, essentially completing a closer swap between the two teams. The Jays originally drafted Hoffman in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft before trading him for Troy Tulowitzki in 2015.

On January 15, the Blue Jays traded Brett de Geus to the Pirates for cash considerations. On January 17th, with the Jays looking to sign top international free agent Roki Sasaki, they traded a player to be named later to the Guardians for Myles Straw, international bonus pool money, and cash. Similar to Gimenez, Straw provided elite defense, but underperformed offensively and had an unsavoury contract, owed $13.8 million over the last two years of the contract. After missing out on Sasaki, the Jays signed 17 international free agents on January 18, most notably shortstops Christopher Polanco and Juan Sanchez.

On January 20, the Blue Jays signed outfielder Anthony Santander to a 5-year, $92.5 million contract. Coming off a 44-home run season with the Baltimore Orioles, Santander was one of the premier free agents available, and was expected to be a weapon batting behind star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. On January 22, the Jays signed Dicky Lovelady to a minor league contract.

On February 4, the Jays signed legendary pitcher Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million deal. At the time, Scherzer was an 8-time all-star, 3-time Cy Young winner, and 2-time World Series champion. Scherzer was expected to play an important role beyond the mound, including mentoring younger pitchers such as Trey Yesavage. On February 17, the Blue Jays signed Jacob Barnes to a minor league deal. On February 21, they brought Ryan Yarbrough back on a minor league deal. They would also bring back Dillon Tate on a major league contract on March 12.

Standings

American League East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	94	68	.580	—	54‍–‍27	40‍–‍41
New York Yankees	94	68	.580	—	50‍–‍31	44‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	5	48‍–‍33	41‍–‍40
Tampa Bay Rays	77	85	.475	17	41‍–‍40	36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles	75	87	.463	19	39‍–‍42	36‍–‍45

American League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Toronto Blue Jays	94	68	.580
Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556
Cleveland Guardians	88	74	.543

Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	94	68	.580	+7
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	+2
Detroit Tigers	87	75	.537	—
Houston Astros	87	75	.537	—
Kansas City Royals	82	80	.506	5
Texas Rangers	81	81	.500	6
Tampa Bay Rays	77	85	.475	10
Athletics	76	86	.469	11
Baltimore Orioles	75	87	.463	12
Los Angeles Angels	72	90	.444	15
Minnesota Twins	70	92	.432	17
Chicago White Sox	60	102	.370	27

Record vs. opponents

Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total AL East Baltimore Orioles 5–2 2–4 7–6 – – – Boston Red Sox 3–3 5–2 8–5 – – – New York Yankees 6–1 2–4 8–5 – – – Tampa Bay Rays 4–2 2–5 6–7 – – – Totals 18–8 11–15 29–23 – – – AL Central Chicago White Sox 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Cleveland Guardians 1–2 2–1 3–3 – – – Detroit Tigers 1–2 3–1 4–3 – – – Kansas City Royals 1–2 1–2 2–4 – – – Minnesota Twins 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – – Totals 6–9 10–6 16–15 – – – AL West Houston Astros 2–1 0–3 2–4 – – – Los Angeles Angels 3–0 1–2 4–2 – – – Athletics 4–0 1–2 5–2 – – – Seattle Mariners 1–2 3–0 4–2 – – – Texas Rangers 2–1 2–1 4–2 – – – Totals 12–4 7–8 19–12 – – – National League Arizona Diamondbacks 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Atlanta Braves 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Chicago Cubs 2–1 – 2–1 – – – Cincinnati Reds – 2–1 2–1 – – – Colorado Rockies – 3–0 3–0 – – – Los Angeles Dodgers – 1–2 1–2 – – – Miami Marlins – 2–1 2–1 – – – Milwaukee Brewers 1–2 – 1–2 – – – New York Mets – 0–3 0–3 – – – Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 0–3 2–4 – – – Pittsburgh Pirates – 1–2 1–2 – – – San Diego Padres 3–0 – 3–0 – – – San Francisco Giants 3–0 – 3–0 – – – St. Louis Cardinals – 3–0 3–0 – – – Washington Nationals 3–0 – 3–0 – – – Totals 18–6 12–12 30–18 – – – Grand Totals 54–27 40–41 94–68 – – –

Month Games Won Lost Pct. March 5 3 2 .600 April 25 11 14 .440 May 28 16 12 .571 June 26 16 10 .615 July 26 18 8 .692 August 27 15 12 .556 September 25 15 10 .600 Totals 162 94 68 .580

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starters
Position	Name
Catcher	Alejandro Kirk
First baseman	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second baseman	Andrés Giménez
Shortstop	Bo Bichette
Third baseman	Ernie Clement
Left fielder	Anthony Santander
Center fielder	George Springer
Right fielder	Alan Roden
Designated hitter	Will Wagner
Pitcher	José Berríos

March and April

The Blue Jays began the 2025 season at home against the Baltimore Orioles, splitting a four-game series with one of their AL East rivals. Offseason acquisition Max Scherzer was injured in his start on March 29, and was placed on the injured list. The Washington Nationals were swept by the Jays in the next series, with Easton Lucas taking Scherzer's rotation spot and pitching five scoreless innings in the finale. Traveling to Queens for their first road trip of 2025, the Blue Jays were swept by the New York Mets over a three-game series.