NEW YORK — The ghosts of all-time Yankees in Monument Park willed Aaron Judge’s signature October home run to stay fair and strike the foul pole on Tuesday night. But they have been waiting for a reason to take a trip down to the Canyon of Heroes for a while now.

They’ve watched from high above Yankee Stadium in the Bronx as teams overflowing with talent have fallen short of the standard they set a century ago.

There were stretches this season that showed this year could be different. The Yankees won 94 games. Judge made more history. The pivot plan to make up for Juan Soto’s departure worked. Young studs took steps forward and veterans provided the glue that got this team through plenty of adversity.

But the end result in October turned out to be the same as it has been. A team th

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