Last year, the New York Yankees were among one of the biggest surprises in baseball by “arriving” a year early. Many expected those Yankees to miss the playoffs completely, not make it to game seven of the ALCS. They did, and now they’re among the best in baseball. On Saturday, they officially clinched a Wild Card spot.
Barring a completely shocking turn of events, the Yankees will most likely be facing this year’s most surprising team, the Athletics, in the Wild Card game. What remains to be seen is which team will host the game, but New York does have a 1.