TORONTO — As reporters entered the New York Yankees’ clubhouse, the only audible sound was showers running. The Yankees couldn’t get the stench off soon enough.
The Division Series is not over, but the Yankees are one loss away from another season of failing to win a title with Aaron Judge at the peak of his powers. Judge turns 34 next April. He is not slowing down, save for a bum elbow that limits his throwing. But how many more chances will the Yankees get before he starts to decline?
Advertisement
The question is not yet pressing, even though the Toronto Blue Jays scored 22 of the first 23 runs in the opening two games of this series, leaving the Yankees to “rally” from a 12-0 deficit Sunday in a 13-7 defeat. But even if the Yankees win the next two games in New York, Game 5 would be back at Rogers Centre, where they are 1-8 against them this season.
The past two games were nothing like the four-game sweep the Blue Jays inflicted from June 30 to July 3, when the Yankees embarrassed
Continue Reading on New York Times
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.