It’s just the first day of October, but the season is already on the brink. The Yankees were still alive for the AL East just over 72 hours ago, and yet, they must win tonight or their 2025 campaign will come to an end. Max Fried did his job yesterday, taking the role of Yankees’ ace to heart and tossing 6.1 shutout innings and left in line for the win. A miserable outing for Luke Weaver and an offense that never got to flex its muscles against Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman ruined it for him.

24 hours later, they have to turn the page from all the what-ifs and frustrations. If they don’t, the season is over. History is not on their side. 10 of the 12 teams to lose Game 1 in the Wild Card Series since 2022 got swept, and the other two lost Game 3. The No. 4 seed in the AL hasn’t won

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