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In a Quiet Off-Season, the Yankees Got Better (at Everything)

TORONTO — The Yankees lost here Wednesday, snapping an 11-game winning streak. It was a closely fought game, as most of the contests between them and the Blue Jays have been this season.

Trailing by 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs but fell a step short of tying the score when shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa smacked a ground ball to third baseman Matt Chapman, whose bouncing throw was scooped up at first by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who showed off his flexibility by doing the splits.

“I was very mad at myself,” Chapman, a three-time Gold Glove winner, said of the throw, “and then very excited.