NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge walked slowly from first base to the Yankees dugout after Cody Bellinger ended the game with a strikeout, then turned his his head to watch the Toronto Blue Jays celebrate on New York's infield. “You don’t like seeing it and it kind of leaves an impression,” Judge said. “Make sure this doesn’t happen next year.”

New York's 16th consecutive season without a championship ended Wednesday night with a 5-2 loss to Toronto, which won the AL Division Series 3-1 and advanced to a pennant matchup against Seattle or Detroit. An hour after the game, Giancarlo Stanton walked over to Judge, seated by his locker in the quiet clubhouse, and put a consoling arm around the captain's shoulder. “Didn’t execute when we needed to," Stanton said told reporters a few minutes later. “

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