The Yankees savored their first celebration of the season Saturday at Yankee Stadium, as Aaron Hicks' 11th-inning double chased Didi Gregorius home with the run that stamped their entry into the American League Wild Card Game, the seventh Wild Card berth in franchise history.
Following a brief speech from manager Aaron Boone, they donned goggles and popped the corks on more than 100 bottles of Moet & Chandon. Rookies Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres excitedly doused each other in the aromatic bubbly, while some of the more experienced Yanks looked on knowingly.