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.

May 22, 7-6 win (11 innings) vs San Diego: After outscoring the Padres 17-0 during the first two games of the series, the finale at Rogers Centre had a much different feel. The Padres tied the game 4-4 in the top of the ninth. They took the lead 5-4 in the top of the 10th before Toronto tied the game thanks to an RBI single from Jonatan Clase. The Padres regained the lead 6-5 in the 11th, but the Blue Jays got an RBI triple from Daulton Varsho in the bottom half to tie the game, and Nathan Lukes cashed Varsho with an RBI single to win the game.

May 26, 2-1 win @ Texas - May 28, 2-0 win @ Texas: Kevin Gausman shoves in the 2-1 win. The veteran throws eight innings, strikes out six and allows one run on a home run in the bottom of the fourth as the offense did just enough to squeak out the win.

Two days later, it's again the offense doing just enough as Bo Bichette delivers a two-out, two-run, pinch hit home run in the top of the ninth. Meanwhile the Blue Jays use five different pitches who combine to allow one-hit and 13 strikeouts. That one hit was leadoff hitter Josh Smith who singled in the bottom of the first, and the Blue Jays proceed to get 27 outs without allowing a hit.

June 4, 2-1 win vs Philadelphia: Facing his former battery mate in closer Jordan Romano, Kirk had an opportunity to win the game with two out in the ninth and the winning run on second base. After a six pitch at-bat, on a 2-2 count, Kirk smacked the seventh pitch to deep right field and the ball hit off the top of the wall, cashing in Guerrero from second and picked up a big win over the Phillies. That sparked a four game win streak, and led to the Blue Jays winning seven of their next eight games.

June 17, 5-4 win vs Arizona: Down 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, Bichette hit a one-out solo home run to tie the game 4-4. A few pitches later, Barger ends the game with a solo shot of his own, as the Blue Jays hit back-to-back jacks to walk off the Diamondbacks.

June 27, 9-0 win @ Boston: José Berrios was dealing as he cruised through seven innings of four-hit ball at Fenway Park and struck out eight Boston hitters, walking just one, en-route to their biggest shutout win over a division rival so far.

July 1, 12-5 win vs New York: George Springer hits two home runs, including a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to virtually put the game out of reach, as the Blue Jays moved to within a game of the division lead.

July 4, 4-3 win (10-innings) vs LA Angels - July 5, 4-3 win (11 innings) vs LA Angels: After just sweeping the Yankees to take the lead in the AL East. The Blue Jays win in extras in consecutive games. First, with the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the tenth and two men on, Ernie Clement dropped a bunt to the left side of the infield and the Angels made a wild throw at first, allowing Myles Straw to score the winning run.

In the second game, with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th, Barger ripped a single through the right side to score, once again, Straw with the game winning run.

July 20, 8-6 win vs San Francisco: Facing former teammate, and Cy Young award winner Robbie Ray, the Blue Jays spotted three runs on the lefty, including a Springer home run in the bottom of the fifth, to put the Jays ahead 4-2. Later in the inning Barger blasted a two-run home run deep right field to open up the game and help the Blue Jays finish the sweep against the Giants.

July 24, 11-4 win @ Detroit: The Blue Jays and the Tigers met in Detroit as division leaders of the AL East and AL Central respectively. The Blue Jays set the tone in the opener of the three game set. Lauer threw eight innings, struck out six and allowed just one run on a solo home run. The offensive, kept off the board through five innings, exploded for five runs in the the sixth, powered by back-to-back home runs from Clement and Joey Loperfido. They put up six more runs over the next two innings - and wound up sweeping the Tigers in three games.

August 4-6, Blue Jays outscore Colorado 45-6: This was the most prolific offensive performance in a three game series in baseball history. The Blue Jays set all kinds of records as they completely dismantled the Rockies.

August 10, 5-4 win @ Los Angeles Dodgers: Down 3-2 in the top of the eighth, the Blue Jays get back-to-back home runs from Guerrero and Barger to take the lead. After giving the lead back to the Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth, Clement hit a go-ahead solo shot in the top of the ninth, setting up 'The Flu Game.'

August 14, 2-1 win vs Chicago Cubs: It was seven+ innings of vintage Max Scherzer, working his way through the Cubs order with almost relative ease. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer left in the eighth with the tying run in scoring position and the Blue Jays bullpen proceeded to get the next six outs all on strikeouts as Brendon Little, Seranthony Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman trotted out of the pen and punched out the opponents. Not to be forgotten is Guerrero's 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to give Toronto the lead, while Davis Schneider had a 'catch of the year' candidate moment earlier in the game.