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It was a few hours before the Yankees were due to assemble on the third-base line for introductions at Minute Maid Park, adrenaline pumping underneath their gray uniforms as they anticipated the first pitch of this American League Championship Series. Gleyber Torres felt the urge to make an announcement.
“He came up to me before the game and said, ‘I am going to get that belt tonight,’” Aaron Judge said. “I said, ‘We’ll see about that.