Although the New York Yankees are regular participants during the October festivities, one of the biggest knocks against them during the Aaron Boone era has been a lack of mental toughness in critical games. Well, nobody can question the resilience they displayed in a postseason-extending 9-6 win versus the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.

Facing a 6-1 deficit in the bottom of the third inning, which could have easily given way to another high-stakes humiliation, the Yankees maintained their composure and started building momentum. Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge notched back-to-back doubles and Giancarlo Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to put the team within three runs of its AL East rival. After New York forced 2020 Cy Young Shane Bieber off the mound,

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