Wednesday was an incredible sports night for the city of Toronto. The Maple Leafs, who enter this year with high hopes of finally breaking through for a Stanley Cup, skated past the Canadiens in the NHL season-opener. Then, more crucially, the Blue Jays completed a four-game series win over the rival Yankees to secure a spot in the American League Championship Series.
Fans who stuck around Scotiabank Arena after the Leafs' win were able to experience both moments as the team did a very smart thing and put the final innings of Blue Jays-Yankees on the scoreboard.
That led to a great payoff as those in the building were treated to an electric air-horn punctuation to the Blue Jays recording the final out of the night.
A view of the @BlueJays clinching their berth in the ALCS, as heard inside Scotiabank Arena more than 45 minutes after the Leafs-Habs game ended: pic.twitter.com/4cjt10N4yM
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 9, 2025
That's how it's done right there.
There's a chance there will be further opportunity for cross-promotion as the Maple Leafs host the Red Wings on Monday afternoon in advance of ALCS Game 2 in town. There's a decent chance the Blue Jays will be hosting the Tigers, setting up a pretty unique doubleheader.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Maple Leafs Fans Stuck Around to See Blue Jays Eliminate Yankees in Awesome Moment.
