“The Blue Jays preferred to face the Yankees instead of the Red Sox in the playoffs.”

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
“The Blue Jays preferred to face the Yankees instead of the Red Sox in the playoffs.”
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Sometimes people talk too much. Even if what they say is true.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who officially signed a one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox for the 2026 season, was caught up in a bit of chatter with the Boston media, who are in Florida for the start of the Red Sox‘s spring practice camp .

And what did he say?

To endear himself to his new fans and show that he believes in the Red Sox's project, the Boston utility player said that last year, when he was playing in Toronto in the playoffs, his club preferred to face the Yankees rather than the Red Sox. The guys thought it was a better matchup.

To provide some context, the Red Sox were eliminated by the Yankees in a series where the winner would face the Blue Jays. Toronto went on to win its series against the Bronx team.

After Buck Martinez in September, another man with ties to the Blue Jays is now disparaging the 2025 Yankees (who will have a similar team in 2026), saying they are not as good a club as people think.

Let's also remember that in 2024, the Dodgers didn't think they had a worthy opponent in the World Series.

Do we believe Isiah Kiner-Falefa when he says that? We have every reason to believe it's true. The player, who was inches away from winning the World Series for the Blue Jays recently, wouldn't have made that up for fun this morning, as that would be ridiculous.

That said, he has undoubtedly alienated people in Toronto. This isn't the kind of thing that should come out of the locker room.

But on top of that, not only has he just fired up the Yankees for their upcoming games against the Blue Jays, but he's also done the same thing to the Red Sox. And IKF isn't good enough to beat the Bombers on his own… even if, in his eyes, they don't have a great team.

Let's be honest: I don't think the Yankees have as good a team as some people think (yes, the team is strangely put together)… but they're certainly not as bad as some people would have you believe.

And by reminding them of this, their pride will kick in. Thanks for that, IFK.

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