NEW YORK -- José Caballero , a Yankee for all of 54 days, proudly carried a championship belt -- given to the player of the game after every New York victory -- around his left shoulder as alcohol-soaked chaos raged around him in the home clubhouse Tuesday night.

Acquired at the trade deadline to provide a versatile spark off the bench, the utility infielder fulfilled his duties to the max for the distinction: An inning after entering the game as a pinch-runner, Caballero swatted a two-out, walk-off single on the ninth pitch of his at-bat to lift the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox and clinch the 60th postseason berth in franchise history.

"This is the best time to have the belt," Caballero said, "and I'm not letting it go."

Coupled with the Toronto Blue Jays

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