The New York Yankees spent nearly 13 hours at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, were nearly no-hit, and then had to watch the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate in the Bronx, posing for pictures on the infield, popping champagne and partying in their visiting clubhouse.
The Rays, for the first time since 2021, are the American League East champions.
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They will have a first-round bye while the Yankees, who clinched a postseason berth last week, will be forced to play in a wild-card round.
Certainly, it would have been awkward, much less bizarre for the Yankees to join the celebration – but they weren’t about to break down in tears.
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