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MLB playoff field is set! Why 2022 postseason could be best ever - ESPN
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Yankees clinch AL East, finish job after 'keeping their blinders on' during long stretch of bad baseball
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Yankees clinch 2022 American League East title
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Yankees must become better than Astros, and quickly
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Yankees clinch 2022 playoff berth with walk-off win over Red Sox
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MLB playoff picture: Bracket, standings, new format explained with 12-team postseason field set
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Aaron Judge's four walks help Yankees clinch AL East championship
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Aaron Judge's four walks help Yankees clinch AL East championship
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Yankees beat Red Sox to clinch playoff spot, Judge just misses No. 61
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Aaron Judge remains stuck on 60 homers as Yankees clinch AL East title, Wild Card Series bye