The Yankees’ season is over. That may come as a relief to some, after the long, frustrating route the club took just to secure a Wild Card spot. They couldn’t make the most of that playoff berth, falling to the hated Red Sox by the score of 6-2 in the AL Wild Card Game.
We’ll have weeks and months to dissect what happened this year as we head toward a chilly winter. For now, let’s run down the biggest takeaways from what was a dismal night at Fenway Park:
Gerrit Cole’s night was doomed from the start by shaky command
Gerrit Cole’s evening in Boston went sideways from the start, and ended after just two-plus innings.