The New York Yankees ended the regular season like a runaway train—eight straight wins, 11 of their final 12, and 14 of their last 17. It was the kind of finish that could have rewritten the AL East standings, and in a way, it did. The Yankees pulled even with the Toronto Blue Jays at the top, only to watch Toronto snatch the division crown thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

That fine print in the rulebook means the Yankees are now set for a high-stakes Wild Card clash with the rival Boston Red Sox, while the Blue Jays rest with a first-round bye.

Judge’s heroics fuel the surge

If New York’s late push felt like a story ripped out of a baseball epic, Aaron Judge was its central character. Every big swing, every patient walk, every sprint down the basepaths carried the weight of a tea

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