The barrage of long balls has been somewhat evenly distributed in a lineup strewn with dangerous hitters. Like the ’97 Mariners, the Yankees have six players with at least 20 home runs, including Torres, who has 24. “The fact that it’s come from so many different people is the cool thing,” Yankees Manager Aaron Boone said. It was the Yankees’ clinching home field advantage for Wednesday’s wild-card playoff game against the Oakland Athletics. “That means the team comes in day in and day out ready to play games, and obviously we’re hitting home runs.

Source: New York Times September 29, 2018 21:51 UTC