Joel Sherman This Yankees ending was sad and predictable — don’t expect anything to change By Joel Sherman Published Oct. 7, 2026, 11:48 p.m. ET Left to right: An anxious-looking George Lombard Jr., Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt look on during the seventh inning of the Yankees' 4-3 season-ending loss to the Rays on Oct. 7, 2026 in The Bronx. Robert Sabo for New York Post Welcome back, Red Zone Yankees.
Flip the calendar to October and here you are — and there you go. Annual. Dependable. Disposable.
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I dubbed you the Red Zone Yankees last year after you beat the Red Sox in the wild-card round, then lost to the AL East champ Blue Jays in the division series. Just another year of journeying close enough to see the championship end zone — but unable to get in.
