TORONTO -- This was the kind of celebration that the Yankees dreamed about on those sun-drenched afternoons at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., when the glasses were more than half-filled with optimism about what "Baby Bombers" Greg Bird, Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Luis Severino might be able to accomplish over a full big league campaign.
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With some luck, general manager Brian Cashman had said then, the group should contend for an American League Wild Card spot -- and perhaps more.