The Yankees had the best offense in baseball in 2025. While other great offenses encountered midseason regression and frustrating dry spells, the Bombers were the bell of the ball all year. They led baseball in OPS, SLG%, wRC+, walk rate, runs, and homers. They crushed lefties, righties, starters, relievers, etc., all year long.

Yet, as has been the case way too many times in recent years, the offense went cold when the team needed them most.

In 2017, the offense scored one run in two games after taking a 3-2 lead on the Astros going back to then-Minute Maid Park. In 2018, they scored just ten total runs in four games against the Red Sox in the ALDS. In 2019, they didn’t score more than four runs in the last five games of the ALCS. In 2020, they mustered just one run in Game 5 of the ALD

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