Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. admits lingering feeling about Blue Jays

The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays immediately regained intensity Monday night as Jazz Chisholm Jr. admitted the frustration from last year’s playoff elimination still lingers throughout the Yankees clubhouse. The latest clash between the AL East rivals carried additional emotion after the Blue Jays eliminated the Yankees in four games during the 2025 American League Division Series.

The Yankees’ second baseman helped fuel the newest chapter of the rivalry by delivering a go-ahead two-run homer during the seventh inning of the Pinstripes’ 7-6 home win. Chisholm later acknowledged that several players still carry motivation from the postseason loss that ended the Yankees’ season last October.

Monday night also marked the first meeting between the teams since the Blue Jays eliminated New York from the 2025 playoffs. Although the Yankees entered the series opener looking to continue building momentum early in the season, the emotions surrounding the Blue Jays clearly remained fresh inside the clubhouse.

SNY Yankees Videos shared Chisholm’s revealing comments on its official X, formerly Twitter, after New York escaped with the one-run victory in the Bronx.

“Especially losing to them in the playoffs, every time we see them, we have that feeling. I know a couple other guys in the clubhouse have that feeling of ‘we owe you something.’”

Jazz Chisholm Jr. on facing the Blue Jays for the first time since the 2025 ALDS

"Especially losing to them in the playoffs, every time we see them, we have that feeling. I know a couple other guys in the clubhouse have that feeling of 'we owe you something'" pic.twitter.com/Qta1vUeiJU

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 19, 2026

The timing of the comments became even more significant after Chisholm delivered the decisive swing later in the game. His two-run homer off the left-field foul pole shifted momentum and energized a Yankee Stadium crowd that clearly had not forgotten last postseason either.

The rivalry between the Yankees and Blue Jays has steadily intensified over the last several seasons, but Monday’s opener added another emotional layer to the growing tension between the division rivals. Chisholm’s honesty also offered fans direct insight into the competitive mindset currently driving New York in the early part of the 2026 season.

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