The New York Yankees: Facing Their Worst Season in History

There are certain circumstances within sport that can sometimes be unimaginable, such as Real Madrid or Barcelona losing the category or someone lowering Usain Bolt’s world record in the 100m dash. However, sometimes reality can be stranger than fiction. The New York Yankees are close to closing one of the worst seasons in their history. For the first time, the New York team is running to be a team below .500, making qualification for the postseason practically a chimera. Now, this situation of being left out of the playoffs is not strange for the Yankees, having experienced the same thing a little over five years ago.

2016 was another of those forgettable seasons for the NY Yankees. In the ‘last dance’ of two myths like Alex Rodríguez and Mark Teixeira, and for the third time in four years, those from New York failed to meet expectations. On that occasion, the New Yorkers failed to move from fourth place in the MLB East Division, posting a painful record of 84-78 and barely surpassing the .500 barrier (.519). Just seven years later, the Yankees are close to surpassing themselves, but for the worse.

“It’s been a disaster this season, and yes, it’s definitely been a shock. Certainly, I don’t think anyone on our side of the fence, from our group of players, coaches, managers, or even outside the organization, would have predicted this,” said Brian Cashman, General Manager of the Yankee Stadium team. If at the beginning of the season the Americans had one of the best statistics in the competition to, at least, reach the postseason (81.2%, according to FanGraphs), everything has fallen in vain.

Injuries to franchise players, such as Aaron Judge or now rookie Jasson Domínguez, have caused the perfect storm to unfold over New York. Although Aaron Bone’s team managed to win against the Milwaukee Brewers, they are very far from being able to fight for a place in the playoffs again. With a sad record of 71-72 and below .500 (.497), the Yankees seem to have abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to fight in order to focus on next season and the offseason market.

2023-09-11 13:22:47
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