One of the constant themes of the 2021 season for the Yankees was that there weren’t many constants. There were points in the season in which 80 something wins and a fourth-place finish in a five-team division looked like a distinct possibility. Other times, the team looked like not only were they going to reach the postseason, but that they could make a deep run once they got there.
Regardless, as much as the team was up and down, and as many players ran hot and cold individually, we can break it down even further and look at individual plays that pushed the Yankees either closer to or further away from a championship.