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Yanks eliminated in race for AL Wild Card
- Updated: September 30, 2016
NEW YORK — The Yankees recognized that their chances of reaching the postseason had faded, most recently following a four-game sweep at Fenway Park and then certainly when they lost three of four games to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre this past weekend.
Destiny had left their control, and the Yankees’ 2016 fate was decided on Thursday not at Yankee Stadium, but north of the border at Rogers Centre. The Orioles posted a 4-0 victory over the Blue Jays, officially eliminating the Yankees from the second American League Wild Card.
“We knew our odds were long for a …