NEW YORK — Let’s give the Yankees a lavish benefit of the doubt and teleport them straight to Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.

Don’t ask about the agita-inducing bullpen or stupid mistakes that’ll be inscribed on their 2025 epitaph. Assume for a moment the Bombers didn’t self-destruct their way out of a playoff spot.

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