"The Blue Jays sprayed champagne late Wednesday night to Frank Sinatra crooning "New York, New York," in the visitors clubhouse at the Stadium. Down the hall, the Yankees dressed to an all-too-familiar October soundtrack: the screeching rolls of plastic packing tape. No goggles. No ALCS T-shirts. Not even a few stray cans of Bud Light. Just cardboard boxes multiplying as fast as the clubhouse attendants could whip them together."
"With the Yankees, despite a $320 million roster this season, it's always something. Either the defense falters, as Jazz Chisholm Jr. did Wednesday night by botching a tailor-made double play grounder that cost them two unearned runs or the bullpen stumbles in a high-leverage spot or the lineup malfunctions at the most crucial time. Sixteen years, a dozen playoff appearances, zero World Series rings."
The Blue Jays eliminated the Yankees with a 5-2 Game 4 victory, using eight relievers because of starter shortages and advancing at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees packed up quietly, continuing a 16-year World Series drought despite regular postseason appearances and a $320 million roster that included Max Fried and late-season breakout Cam Schlittler. Defensive miscues, bullpen lapses, and timely offensive failures undermined the Yankees in key moments. New York finished with 94 wins but lost the AL East to Toronto and failed to translate strong regular-season pitching into October success, exposing recurring postseason vulnerabilities.
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