Updating the best moments of the Blue Jays season

It's hard to remember a Toronto Blue Jays game in early August that felt as big as last Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. By the time this season is all said and done, a tightly contested 5-4 victory at Dodgers Stadium may have very little effect on the final outcome for the 2025 Blue Jays. It could also be a game the Blue Jays point to and say, "that's the game that saved our season and made us believe we could go all the way."

It might sound like hyperbole in the moment, but to beat the defending World Series champions to avoid a sweep and doing it in the most nail biting scenario imaginable is no easy feat. One person who might never forget that game is rookie reliever Mason Fluharty.

The 24-year-old lefty came into the game in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and needed to protect a one-run lead. He proceeded to strike out reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani and former MVP Mookie Betts grounded out to end the game, earning Fluharty his first career save.

This game was quickly nicknamed "The Flu Game," by fans and pundits on social media and it's hard to find a more noteworthy moment than a game that gets it's own moniker. But the crazy thing is, the Blue Jays have had a handful of "where were you when," moments already in 2025.

Friday April 25, 4-2 win @ New York: The Blue Jays were as desperate as any team can be for a win in April. Playing against their division rivals, their offense was just barely doing enough to keep them in games. With the team trailing 2-1 in the ninth, Alejandro Kirk stepped up and delivered a clutch two-run double that led to a 4-2 Toronto win. It was their only win in a ten-day stretch but it kept them at .500 for the time being, at 13-13.

April 30, 7-6 win (10 innings) vs Boston: Losers of three in a row, and eight of their last nine games, Toronto tied the game 6-6 with back-to-back three run innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh. Jeff Hoffman was nails in this one, striking out Rafael Devers to end the top of the ninth, then getting Alex Bregman and Wilyer Abreu to strikeout in the top of the tenth to keep the game tied, paving way for Kirk to once again play the hero with a single to left that scored Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

May 17, 2-1 win vs Detroit: Eric Lauer's first start only lasted three innings but it was a sign of things to come. The lefty stuck out five, walked none and gave up just a solo shot to Spencer Torkelson to lead off the top of the second. The Blue Jays shut down the Tigers over the next seven innings and Ernie Clement delivered a walk off RBI single.