But, now that they’re coming home to Yankee Stadium down 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS, they gotta believe.
Should Aaron Boone’s club prevail, they’ll become just the sixth team in MLB history to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a five-game series.
If you’d like to be there to root on the Yanks at home, last-minute tickets are still available for both potential games in the Bronx.
Their two, huge do-or-die contests are slated to take place:
Game 3Wednesday, Oct. 78 p.m. ESTNick Martinez (15-6, 3.10 ERA) vs. Max Fried (5-5, 2.80 ERA)Game 4Thursday, Oct. 88 p.m. ESTTBD vs. Carlos Rodón (7-3, 2.67 ERA)
A hypothetical decisive fifth game — if the Bombers sweep the Rays in the Bronx — would go down at St. Petersburg, FL’s Tropicana Field on Saturday, Oct. 10.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for either game in NY was $95 including fees on Vivid Seats.
While somewhat expensive, that’s $28 cheaper than what they cost when we last reported on Yankees ALDS tickets five days ago.
As fans are likely aware, Games 1 and 2 of the series were not kind to New York.
In the first one, Rays ace Drew Rasmussen hurled 7 2/3 innings of no-hit baseball before catcher Austin Wells broke up the occasion with a double that he tried and failed to stretch into a trouble.
Then, with Cam Schlittler on the hill, the Yankees faltered defensively and made four crucial errors before ultimately losing 5-2.
New York needs all the help they can get (or as The Post’s Joel Sherman says “Aaron Boone should manage like his Yankees job is on the line”).
Be there and be loud, bleacher creatures…because you gotta believe.
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about seeing the New York Yankees play the Tampa Bay Rays at home in the 2026 ALDS below.
All hypothetical Yankees home game dates at Yankee Stadium and links to the cheapest tickets available (versus what they cost on Oct. 1) are listed here:
A complete calendar of all potential Rays home games at Tropicana Field and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Optimistic fans looking to get ahead of themselves can procure potential ALCS and World Series tickets before the ALDS is over.
To grab seats for the game of your choosing, all potential hypothetical Yankees playoff tickets can be found here.
Fans that prefer to watch on the tube, you can catch Yankees playoff contests on ESPN via DIRECTV.
The Yankees aren’t the only huge attraction in The Big Apple these next few months.
Here are just five of the biggest acts headed to New York City in the near future.
Plus, Bernie Williams is making his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning show “Buena Vista Social Club” from Oct. 22 through Nov. 29. Don’t miss the star centerfielder from yesteryear under the spotlight today.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
