Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.

As Aaron Judge braced for an 0-2 pitch, Yankee Stadium roared in unison. “MVP! MVP! MVP!” the crowd bellowed, desperate for the New York Yankees’ captain to deliver a signature postseason moment. Judge,

An inning after Judge tied Game 3, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit his first home run of the postseason and Austin Wells drove in another run to give the Yankees an 8-6 lead. It is their first lead of the series. Toronto has a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five.

The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the ALDS to stave off elimination with a thrilling comeback at Yankee Stadium.

While the Yankees cut into that lead with a run in the bottom, the Blue Jays put up four in the third inning. Anthony Santander hit a two-RBI single, and Guerrero made it home safely off a Ernie Clement single with a wild airborne dive into the plate.

Facing elimination in Game 3 of the ALDS, Aaron Judge delivered for the New York Yankees. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he turned a 99 mph four-seamer from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Louis Varland into a 373-foot shot that ricocheted off the foul pole, scoring Austin Wells and Trent Grisham.

The Yankees need to win against the Blue Jays on Tuesday night to stay alive in the American League Division Series.

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