Posted on 10/07/2026 10:05:42 PM PDT by Schatze
In the end, the Yankees really did run it back.
From the bulk of their offseason all the way down to a repeat October exit in the ALDS against the division foe who was simply better than them all season.
For the 17th straight year, the Yankees will not be World Series champions, this time falling woefully short of a 28th title as they were swept out of the ALDS in three games by the Rays in a 4-3 loss Wednesday night at a sold-out Yankee Stadium.
After the Yankees lineup let them down in Game 1 and their defense joined in to fail them in Game 2, their bats were held in check once again in Game 3 and Max Fried could not limit the damage, resulting in an all-too-familiar feeling in The Bronx.
The playoff run ended with Aaron Judge watching from the dugout, the Yankees unable to get deep enough to give their captain a chance to return from a right calf strain that he suffered in mid-September.
After they survived the three-time MVP missing over half of the regular season with a right rib stress fracture, the Yankees could not do the same in October.
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I think not.
We beat the Brewers out of the playoffs last season and we’re more than ready to do it again.
The Yankmees lose, theeeeeeee Yankmees lose!
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