NEW YORK -- The defending American League champions are back in the postseason, hungry to change the narrative as they approach the finish line of a rollercoaster season.

The Yankees secured a playoff berth with their 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday evening in the Bronx, celebrating the achievement with popped bottles in the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s incredible. It never gets old,” captain Aaron Judge said, squinting through a barrage of bubbly. “It’s something special that very few players in their careers get a chance to feel and achieve. You never want to take this for granted.”

Even as they sprayed and shouted, the memories of last autumn seemed to linger inside the room. They savored several of those types of parties down the stretch in 2024, but they we

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