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Yankees mocked by Rays with ruthless ‘New York, New York’ clubhouse celebration

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Blinn, M. (2026, October 8). Yankees mocked by Rays with ruthless ‘New York, New York’ clubhouse celebration. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/sports/yankees-mocked-by-rays-with-new-york-new-york-celebration/

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In October 2026, the Tampa Bay Rays swept the New York Yankees in a three-game American League Division Series (ALDS), ending the Yankees' playoff hopes at Yankee Stadium with a final score of 4-3 in Game 3. Before the game, some speculated that the Yankees might replicate the surprising success of the Knicks, who had recently swept the Red Sox. However, this did not come to fruition as the Rays dominated, winning decisively and celebrating triumphantly by singing "New York, New York" in their clubhouse. This sweep highlighted the Rays' superior performance throughout the season; they won 9 games against the Yankees during the regular season and swept them in the playoffs. The ALDS loss left key players like Aaron Judge, who missed the postseason due to injury, frustrated with the team's direction.

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The Yankees might prefer this news doesn’t spread. uncertain

news → prefer → ?

Video emerged from the visitors’ clubhouse on Wednesday night, after the Rays finished their sweep of the Bronx Bombers in Game 3 of their ALDS series, of the winning team singing along to Frank Sinatra’s “(Theme From) New York, New York.” asserted

team → emerge → York

The Rays, arm-in-arm, with beer showering over them, added one final insult to the Yankees’ playoff injury on their home turf, where they play the quintessential New York tune after wins. asserted

they → shower → wins

The end of the 3-0 sweep also saw Tampa Bay star Junior Caminero mime a broom while he celebrated on the field, with the third baseman later mimicking former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz’s catchphrase, “Da Yankees lose!” asserted

Yankees → see → catchphrase

Invoking a Red Sox legend in this instance is a fitting choice. asserted

Invoking → invoke → instance

Boston famously used the Sinatra classic as a rally point en route to their 2018 World Series title, after Aaron Judge played the tune while walking past the Red Sox clubhouse on his way out of Fenway Park after an ALDS win. asserted

Judge → use → win

It came back to bite him when Boston blared “(Theme From) New York, New York” after defeating the Yankees in four games — and then again after they defeated the Dodgers to win it all. asserted

they → come → it

Judge later told The Post he had “no regrets” about his decision. asserted

he → tell → decision

The Yankees captain, who missed the entire playoff run with a calf injury, is once again left watching another AL East team march on. asserted

team → miss → injury

It’s a feeling he’s not going to let himself move on from. asserted

himself → ’ → ?

“Just hating every single moment of it,” Judge said of his thoughts when he was sitting in the dugout as the series came to a close. asserted

series → hat → close

“So I don’t forget it. asserted

I → forget → it

I was thinking of missed opportunities this season and this series.” asserted

I → think → opportunities

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