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It must have looked all too familiar to the Yankees as they watched from home.

Once again, it was the Dodgers turning a visiting stadium into a champagne-soaked playground this past weekend, celebrating another World Series title -- this time on Canadian soil after last year’s clincher in the Bronx.

The sight served as a reminder of the mission ahead for Brian Cashman, Aaron Boone and the Yankees: to retool, regroup and find a way to knock off baseball’s new powerhouse, the first team to repeat as champions since the 1998-2000 Bombers rolled through the Canyon of Heroes.

That begins now, with free agency set to begin. T

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