NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 07: George Lombard Jr. #96 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees react after being defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in game three of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 07, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) | Getty Images
For the 17th consecutive season, the New York Yankees will not win the World Series! They got swept. They never led in any of the games. It wasn’t close. The end!
This particular Yankee Elimination Day was still a little extra juicy though because nearly 30 years to the day after the Jeffrey Maier incident — in which the Yankees incorrectly got a game tying home run from a middle infielder — the Yankees had a game tying homer from a middle infielder correctly taken off the board because of fan interference.
And by the way, how is it that nearly every single October there’s some storyline about Yankee fans interfering with balls in play? This thing last night was even tame by comparison to some of the others. Who cold forget Austin Capobianco’s quotes following Mookie Betts getting his glove ripped out of his hand?
“I patrol that wall and they know that. If it’s in our area, we’re going to ‘D’ up. We talk about it. We’re willing to do this.”
"Well, A for effort."
Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out. pic.twitter.com/iZ6taImncd
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 30, 2024
In any case, it’s a glorious October day, and even though we still have a dark and ugly winter ahead, we can indulge in some good cheer after this sensational news! The Rays certainly did last night.
Rays play "New York, New York" after beating the Yankees pic.twitter.com/oiSkGXMwXk
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 8, 2026
Use this space to talk about some of your favorite Yankee eliminations over the years, and to everybody here, enjoy our special day!
