There are plenty of things that the New York Yankees need to improve upon in order to salvage the 2021 season. The most important, though, will almost certainly be raising their game against divisional opponents.
After last night’s loss against the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees’ record sits at 33-30. Against non-AL East teams, the Yankees’ record is an outstanding 19-9. The problem is that they’re currently 14-21 in the 35 games that they’ve played against the four other AL East squads. Between now and the end of the year, the Yankees will play another 41 games against divisional opponents.