If the Yankees defeated the Houston Astros in the American League wild-card game on Tuesday night, nobody was to expect the type of celebration, replete with champagne and beer showers, that the team launched last week when it clinched a playoff berth.
This would be a more modest and restrained celebration: everyone raising a glass to the manager’s toast of the achievement. It was unclear if the toast would be with an alcoholic beverage.
The plan, according to a team supervisor who was not authorized to speak publicly, was in place before C.