Yankees Clinch Playoff Berth vs. Twins

Behind a three-run bomb by Aaron Judge, the Yankees clinched a spot in the 2026 postseason in an 8-3 win over their favorite whipping boys, the Minnesota Twins.

Judge, who was 3-of-20 since coming off the I.L. after missing most of the season with a rib injury, launched a pitch into the second deck, signifying the Yankees slugger was finally back!

Judge wasn't the only one to go long. Both Jose Caballero and Austin Wells went long for the Yankees as they blew away the Twins in the later innings.

Now as far as that postseason thing is concerned the Yankees have a lot of work to do, and need some help. They still trail the Rays by 3.5 games. Tampa has been in first place seemingly everyday since mid-June.

Can the Yankees catch them? We are running out of days. The Yankees are six games ahead of Boston for the top wild card, meaning New York will have home field in the wild card series, but for the second straight season, the Yankees are starring down facing the Red Sox in that series.

That's rough.

New York has had a lot of trouble against teams within their division the past few years. This year has been a little better, New York is 25-20 vs. the A.L. East, but still. The Yankees will have to get through both the Red Sox and Rays to get to at least the ALCS. It's going to be a real challenge, but if anything the Yankees have the pitching.

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