The 2019 Yankees have prided themselves on overcoming adversity, on picking each other up, on winning despite the overwhelming odds. They’ve seen it all this year, a year that began with CC Sabathia having heart surgery.
They arrived here in the most peculiar way, one no one would have written, yet it brought them closer together, gave them a reason to rally together, and offered a chip on their shoulder as everybody counted them out with each new injury. Against all odds, they showed up every day and delivered the big hit, no matter who it was.
It seemed as though this was a magical year.