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Yankees stunned as championship aspirations are dashed in ALDS

Yankees stunned as championship aspirations are dashed in ALDS

Jorge CastilloOct 9, 2025, 02:45 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. NEW YORK — Late Wednesday and into early Thursday, as clubhouse attendees …

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The Yankees are becoming Next Year’s team far too often

The Yankees are becoming Next Year’s team far too often

You probably aren’t much in the mood for a history lesson. Not on the morning after we said goodbye to baseball. Not with the bitterness of the Yankees’ 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night still fresh in your memory. Not with this decisive 3-1 schooling in the ALDS still ringing in your ears. That’s fair enough.  So …

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Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016

Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — After taking down the storied New York Yankees in their own ballpark, Toronto manager John Schneider was ready to revel in the triumph. “Start spreading the news!” Schneider exclaimed while popping a bottle of bubbly to set off the Blue Jays’ jubilant celebration inside their Yankee Stadium clubhouse Wednesday night. With the party underway, those familiar …

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Jazz Chisholm’s costly error pushes Yankees season to the edge

Jazz Chisholm’s costly error pushes Yankees season to the edge

Shoddy Yankees defense in an elimination game — we’ve seen this movie before. Jazz Chisholm Jr. allowed the Blue Jays to break a 2-1 game open in the seventh inning on Wednesday night in The Bronx when the second baseman botched an inning-ending double play ball With one out and new Yankees killer Ernie Clement on first base, Andres Gimenez hit …

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‘Start spreading the news’: ‘Theeee Yankees lose!’ Blue Jays’ Schneider, Guerrero troll N.Y.

‘Start spreading the news’: ‘Theeee Yankees lose!’ Blue Jays’ Schneider, Guerrero troll N.Y.

The Toronto Blue Jays seemingly borrowed a page from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, as they celebrated their triumph over the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. In the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, the Blue Jays chose an appropriate soundtrack: Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.” And manager John Schneider, in kickstarting the postgame …

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Three key offseason questions after Yankees’ playoff loss to Blue Jays

Three key offseason questions after Yankees’ playoff loss to Blue Jays

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees’ offseason has started earlier than they hoped. They lasted a week into October before the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated them from the postseason by winning Game 4 of the American League Division Series 5-2 and embarrassing them at Yankee Stadium with a wild on-field celebration. For Yankees fans, there will be anger. There will …

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The ugly truth that you can’t ignore about these high-priced Yankees

The ugly truth that you can’t ignore about these high-priced Yankees

The $320 million Yankees are an October failure once again. No other way to look at it today. They provided a couple of late thrills, but let’s face it, they finished two playoff rounds short of last year’s team, which got to the World Series but also failed to accomplish the long-standing Yankees goal of winning the World Series. We’ve …

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Yankees’ season comes to bitter end with lifeless ALDS Game 4 dud

Yankees’ season comes to bitter end with lifeless ALDS Game 4 dud

Another fall of discontent has arrived. The Yankees have gotten there in many different ways over the past 16 years, but the all-too-familiar end result came crashing in with a thud on Wednesday night in The Bronx. A thrilling comeback in Game 3 of the ALDS the night before had offered a temporary reprieve, when Aaron Judge delivered in the …

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