The Toronto Blue Jays have home-field advantage. They also beat the New York Yankees in eight of 13 games this season, including victories in six of seven games against the Yanks at Rogers Centre.

Don’t tell that to U.S. media, who don’t seem to be taking the Blue Jays seriously.

Most U.S. media outlets believe the Yankees will emerge victorious over Toronto during the first-ever meeting between these two teams in the postseason.

On MLB.com , about two-thirds of their writers said that the Yankees will prevail against the Blue Jays, despite being the lower seed. They highlighted Bo Bichette’s absence and the emergence of New York pitcher Camerom Schlittler as factors that could be the difference in the series.

That slant towards the Yankees comes off as tame compared to other outlets

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