The winding road — which included a hastily executed Plan B following Juan Soto bolting for Queens, a painful spring training and Gerrit Cole crusher and a strong first half before a downturn through June and July in which every physical and mental error screamed Maybe this isn’t the year — has led to October.

Access the Yankees beat like never before

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free

The Yankees, who stiff-arm offseason and regular season concerns like they are 80-pound linebackers, are back where they seemingly always wind up.

With a ninth-inning wild pitch and a Jose Caballero swing, Aaron Boone’s bunch clinched an eighth postseason berth in the past nine years a

See Full Page