What began with a torpedo bats-fueled bang ended with a poor-hitting whimper, as the New York Yankees were eliminated from the postseason by the Boston Red Sox for the third time in the past eight years.

NEW YORK – In a battle of lefty aces, Max Fried and Garrett Crochet didn’t disappoint at Yankee Stadium, locked into a tense AL Wild Card Series opener. Lifted after 6.1 scoreless innings, Fried’s one-run lead evaporated in a span of three Red Sox batters against Yankees’ reliever Luke Weaver.

Twenty-one years later, history is edge, Boston. The Yankees have barred New Englanders - except those from Connecticut, which is basically a suburb of New York - from buying tickets to the series in the Bronx, yet another sign of panic and weakness. But that's OK.

The Yankees and Red Sox will renew their bitter rivalry in the AL Wild Card round this week, but most New England residents are prohibited from buying tickets.

The Yankees are one game from ending their season following a crushing loss to Boston in the Wild Card opener.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole helps New York in MLB postseason as baserunner during AL Wild Card Series workouts against Red Sox. Cole has found a surprising way to stay involved. Although the ace pitcher is recovering from Tommy John surgery, his presence is ...

What happened next is something that will be considered one of the biggest epic fails, and had never been done in MLB postseason history before Tuesday. The Yankees are the first team in MLB postseason history to have the bases loaded with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but not score a run and lose the game.

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