NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 29: Albert Abreu #84 of the New York Yankees throws to first during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium on June 29, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won 11-5. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The New York Yankees are currently enjoying (suffering through? tolerating?) one of the most bizarre seasons in recent franchise history.
It’s been a year marked by catastrophic failures, wild emotional swings, and eight brilliant innings followed by a singular, disastrous one that scribbles over the entire picture.