Since the Yankees have been officially eliminated last weekend, there hasn’t been a ton for them to play for. Yes, they had the chance to play spoiler for the Blue Jays, but other than that, it was mainly about stuff like Gerrit Cole and him trying to put in a good start and win the Cy Young Award.
One of the other minor things they had on their plate was finishing above .500. As a franchise, the Yankees have finished above .500 every season since 1992, a streak that seemed in peril at several times this season.