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The Yankees gave the Rays a home to play in this season, but apparently the $15 million the Rays paid in return was as far as they were willing to go in helping the Yankees.

Eight straight wins to end the regular season were still not enough to complete the Yankees’ comeback in the AL East, with the Blue Jays outlasting them via a tiebreaker courtesy of winning the season series 8-5.

The race came down to Game 162 on Sunday, and while the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-2 on the back of two home runs from Ben Rice, the Blue Jays finished off a sweep of the Rays, who proved to be no help.

And so th

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