Swanson has ligament tear; playoff status unclear

The Yankees savored their first celebration of the season Saturday at Yankee Stadium, as Aaron Hicks' 11th-inning double chased Didi Gregorius home with the run that stamped their entry into the American League Wild Card Game, the seventh Wild Card berth in franchise history.

Following a brief speech from manager Aaron Boone, they donned goggles and popped the corks on more than 100 bottles of Moet & Chandon. Rookies Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres excitedly doused each other in the aromatic bubbly, while some of the more experienced Yanks looked on knowingly.

Entering Wednesday's play, the four-way National League tie possibility we proposed in this space earlier this week is still…