The New York Yankees and San Diego Padres went out of the playoffs with a whimper, straight up. The Yankees got swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, losing 4-3 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.
The Bronx Bombers? More Like the Bronx Bummers.
Their offense was straight up anemic throughout the American League Division Series. Katie Sharp from Sports Reference pointed that out, and honestly, you couldn’t miss it watching those games. This loss stings even harder when you look at the bigger picture for New York. Aaron Judge, who was out of the playoffs because of a calf injury, isn’t getting any younger. It feels like their best shot at a World Series with Judge leading the charge might have passed them by. Bottom line: that roster they have right now? It ain’t good enough.
San Diego’s Historic Disappearance Act
Over in the National League, the Padres just pulled off a truly terrible feat, and it felt like history repeating itself. They couldn’t get a hit in their final 21 at-bats in a 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, setting a new record for the NL. OptaSTATS dropped that bomb on us. Doesn’t that sound familiar? Because their offense went totally missing in the last two games of the 2024 NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Déjà vu, but worse.
Their championship window might be fully slammed shut. Xander Bogaerts and Manny Machado are both 34 and seem to be on the decline. Pitching ace Michael King could opt out, Yu Darvish might straight up retire, and Joe Musgrove has logged only three total innings since 2024. Talk about a rotation in tatters. Plus, who even knows what team owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones are gonna do? Tighten the payroll or let A.J. Preller, their president of baseball operations, actually spend some cash? Big questions there.
There’s no pretty way to lose in the playoffs, but these teams really laid an egg in the LDS. This is gonna create a “winter of discontent” for their fans, for real.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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