They lost Juan Soto to the Mets, Gerrit Cole to Tommy John surgery and their way for a chunk of the summer.

The Yankees nevertheless won 94 games — same as their AL title team of a year ago.

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Of course, those are not the 94 they will ultimately be judged upon. These are the Yankees, after all, with the history and the payroll and Aaron Judge and no title since 2009. So they will win 14 more games this year or the final grade will be a fail.

But that is for Tuesday, when <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/sports/yankees-to-face-red-sox-in-wild-card-as-blue-jays-win-al-east/">the Yankees begin a best-of-three in The Bronx against the Red Sox.</a>

Both New York teams went into a nosedive simultaneously. The Mets were an MLB-best 45-24 through June 12, the Yankees were 42-25. Then both began to lose. But Soto’s Mets never stopped, all the way…{ai:summary}The Yankees lost Soto to the Mets and Gerrit Cole to Tommy John, missing much of the summer, yet they still won 94 games—the same as last year. They’re judged in the postseason: a best-of-three vs the Red Sox in the Bronx; 14 more wins or a fail. #sports

Yankees have everything to play for thanks to being the anti-Mets when adversity struck

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