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How the Yankees and Rays stack up heading into ALDS showdown

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Martin, D. (2026, October 2). How the Yankees and Rays stack up heading into ALDS showdown. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/how-the-yankees-rays-stack-up-heading-into-alds-showdown/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-02 · by Dan Martin

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The Yankees and Rays, who finished as the two best teams in the American League this season, are set to face each other in the ALDS despite MLB's playoff format not reseeding based on regular-season records. The Rays had the top record, followed by the Yankees. These teams have only met once before in the postseason, during the 2020 ALDS when Mike Brosseau hit a series-clinching home run against Aroldis Chapman. This year, no team outperformed the Rays at their home field, Tropicana Field, and the Yankees will likely be without star player Aaron Judge for this crucial matchup. The winner of this series is predicted to have an easier path to the World Series due to facing potentially weaker opponents in subsequent rounds.

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ALDS MLB Rays Yankees the American League

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Yankees ORG · 8× Rays ORG · 6× Judge PERSON · 2× Aaron Judge PERSON · 1× Aroldis Chapman PERSON · 1× Greg Joyce’s PERSON · 1× MLB ORG · 1× Mike Brosseau PERSON · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1× the American League ORG · 1×

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The Rays finished with the top record in the AL, with the Yankees next, but because MLB doesn’t reseed during the playoffs, the two division rivals are forced to face each other now — which figures to give the winner of this series a clear path to the World Series.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02
🔮 The two best teams in the American League are set to meet in … the ALDS.
2026-10-02 · New York Post
How the Yankees and Rays stack up heading into ALDS showdown · assertive framing

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The two best teams in the American League are set to meet in … the ALDS. asserted
teams → set → ALDS
The Rays finished with the top record in the AL, with the Yankees next, but because MLB doesn’t reseed during the playoffs, the two division rivals are forced to face each other now — which figures to give the winner of this series a clear path to the World Series. asserted
which → finish → Series
The two have met just once in the postseason prior to this series, in the 2020 ALDS, when Mike Brosseau of the Rays hit a series-deciding, game-winning homer off Aroldis Chapman. asserted
Brosseau → meet → Chapman
This season, no team had a better home record than the Rays, and the Yankees will have to win at least one game at Tropicana Field to move on — and they’ll likely be without Aaron Judge again. asserted
they → have → Judge
Let’s take a look at how the two teams match up: asserted
teams → let → look
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted
he → access → Yankees
Sign Up NowAt the plate Getting on base Ben Rice has emerged as a star this season — if he wasn’t already — and it’s not just because of the 41 homers he hit during the regular season. asserted
he → sign → season
Even with Judge sidelined, the DH has shown an excellent ability to get on base and he was especially solid against the Rays this season. asserted
he → sideline → Rays
While the loss of Judge didn’t hurt the Yankees against the Red Sox, a longer series against a better opponent will be a greater test for this lineup. asserted
series → hurt → lineup
Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt are among the Yankees who have struggled versus the Rays this season, so there will be pressure on Rice, but the lineup showed some depth from Luis García Jr., Austin Wells and George Lombard Jr. against Boston. asserted
lineup → struggle → Boston
Tampa Bay’s offense is driven by Junior Caminero, Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda. asserted
offense → drive → Caminero
Díaz is the only one to handle Yankees pitching this season. asserted
Díaz → handle → pitching
The addition of Liam Hicks at the trade deadline gave the Rays another impact bat. asserted
addition → give → bat
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