As Aaron Boone spoke to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, he insisted that he and his Yankees have been taking a “business as usual” strategy to the day.
Although a night win over the White Sox would safe a postseason berth for the Bombers, Boone maintained the even-keel messaging that has change into a staple of his managerial tenure by good occasions and dangerous. “I feel like that’s a strong trait of this group,” Boone mentioned, referring to the Yankees’ potential to show the web page.
“That’s what Major League Baseball is. It’s not lip service,” Boone continued. “That’s our life. You gotta be good at ‘we got another one tomorrow’ no matter how good or bad yesterday was.”
Tuesday ended up being an incredible evening for the Yankees, as their 3-2 win over the White Sox punched their playoff ticket and sparked a celebration on the sphere at Yankee Stadium. The get together, made potential by a game-tying wild pitch and a walk-off single from José Caballero within the ninth inning, carried into the clubhouse, the place the pinstripers popped champagne, chugged beer and boogied within the Bronx.
The win additionally featured a second-inning RBI double from Austin Wells and a two-run, six-inning efficiency from Luis Gil.
The Yankees’ return to the postseason — the staff misplaced the 2024 World Sequence to the Dodgers — didn’t all the time seem assured, as a scorching begin to the season preceded what has change into an annual summer time swoon.
Stricken by sloppy play for a lot of that stretch, Boone’s squad went 27-36 from Could 30 to Aug. 10 and fell out of first place within the American League East regardless of main the division by seven video games on Could 28. Nonetheless, the staff has rebounded, recording an MLB-best 27-12 file since Aug. 11.
The turnaround has helped the Yankees hold their division hopes alive, as they entered Tuesday two video games behind the first-place Blue Jays with 5 video games left within the common season. Nonetheless, Toronto, who misplaced to the Purple Sox Tuesday, holds the tiebreaker after going 8-5 in head-to-head play this season.
The Yankees now enter Wednesday’s slate only a sport behind the Blue Jays in American League East standings with 5 video games remaining.
With the division nonetheless inside attain, the Yankees lead the Purple Sox for the AL’s prime Wild Card spot. As of now, the Yanks are set to host their nemesis within the best-of-three Wild Card Sequence, which begins Sept. 30.
Ought to the Yankees play within the Wild Card sequence, they should resolve who their No. 3 starter might be with Max Fried and Carlos Rodón set for Video games 1 and a pair of.
Gil is in rivalry with rookies Cam Schlittler and Will Warren. On Tuesday, he continued to yield strong outcomes regardless of underwhelming metrics.
Along with two earned runs over six innings, the righty additionally tallied 4 hits, two walks, three strikeouts and 89 pitches. Nonetheless, Gil’s common fastball velocity was down 1.9 mph, and the pitch induced only one whiff. Then once more, Gil’s complete arsenal, which additionally features a slider and a changeup, solely bore three whiffs on 37 swings.
Gil has additionally struggled with command, strolling 31 batters over 52 innings.
Initially Printed: September 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM EDT
