Toronto Blue Jays Surge to First Place with Dominant 60-Day Run

📣 Hottest Story in MLB. – Blue Jays Building Momentum: A 60‑Day Surge

By Robert Skinner | WBN News | July 24, 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays have roared through late May to late July with a remarkable 28–13 run, propelling them atop the American League East and delivering one of their most dominant campaigns in recent years McCovey Chronicles Just Baseball.

As of July 23, 2025, Toronto sits at 60–42, a full 4 games ahead of the Yankees (56–46) in the division race MLB.com+7StatMuse+7Diario AS+7.
That masterful stretch included a jaw‑dropping 11‑game home win streak at Rogers Centre, the longest in franchise history MLB.com+15Diario AS+15Pinstripe Alley+15.

✅ Home‑Cooking Excellence

Toronto flexed its muscles at home in July:

They rattled off six wins in seven games, including sweeping the New York Yankees in commanding fashion StatMuse+15Pinstripe Alley+15Yahoo Sports+15 Diario AS.
They capped the Yankees series with an 8–4 victory, highlighted by Bo Bichette’s two‑run homer, a stellar outing from Chris Bassitt (8 K in 7⅓ innings), and four costly defensive errors by New York Yahoo Sports+3Pinstripe Alley+3MLB.com+3.

🔥 On‑Field Highlights & Standouts

🔹 Bo Bichette

On fire through July: batting .328/.379/.574 over 16 games with 13 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, and 10 runs scored CBSSports.com.

🔹 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. & George Springer

Guerrero Jr. delivered clutch hits throughout the hot stretch, including a key RBI double in the Yankees series MLB.com+1MLB.com+1.
Springer continues a renaissance—through mid‑July he's slashing .349/.431/.667 with six homers, 15 RBI, and 16 runs in 17 games CBSSports.com.

🔹 Pitching

The Wednesday hero; Chris Bassitt anchored the rotation with his 11th win in the series‑clinching game vs. New York, striking out eight and giving up just one run over more than seven innings MLB.com+4MLB.com+4Reuters+4.

🧯 Yankee's Tremors, Blue Jay's Foundations

While Toronto charges ahead, New York continues to falter:

The Yankees endured a brutal 1–6 skid at Rogers Centre, plagued by defensive lapses and sloppy fundamentals MLB.com+15Pinstripe Alley+15Pinstripe Alley+15.
Manager Aaron Boone has publicly bristled at critiques, but the performance gap is glaring—the Yankees trail by four games and lost the season series to Toronto (7‑3) The Sun+1New York Post+1.

🎙️ Final Take

In the last 30–60 days, the Blue Jays have established themselves as premier contenders in the AL:

Historic home dominance.
Mid‑season surge backed by elite hitting from Bichette, Guerrero Jr., and Springer, and strike‑out pitching from Bassitt.
Meanwhile, division rivals like New York are unraveling—key errors and inconsistency opening the door for Toronto to seize control.

With the trade deadline looming, the stage is set: will the Blue Jays ride this momentum into August and challenge for the pennant? If their recent form is any indication, they’re not just in the race—they’re in the driver’s seat.

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