The American League East race is over. On Thursday night, the Yankees clinched the division by defeating the Angels to capture their first title since 2012. A loss on Wednesday and a Rays win against the Dodgers put the champagne briefly on ice, but by securing the team’s 100th win of the year, New York is postseason-bound all the same.
With eight games to go and 100 wins to their credit, it’s possible that the Yankees will finish with their most victories in a season since the 1998 club piled up a then-MLB record 114 en route to a perfect postseason and World Series.