ORLANDO, Fla. — It is a reality that the Yankees and Blue Jays finished the season with the same 94-68 record.

It also is a reality that in the ALDS and for much of the regular-season series, the two teams did not look like they were in the same weight class, with the Blue Jays thumping the Yankees time and time again on the way to claiming the American League pennant.

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Still, Aaron Boone indicated Monday that the gap between the Yankees and Blue Jays is smaller than it may seem.

“We ended with identical records last year — I don’t want to discount that they kicked our ass last year,” Boone sa

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