New York Yankees — 2026

Sold off, then surged. After a 5–20 July and six deadline deals that turned a lost season into a deliberate teardown, the Yankees went 32–18 over the final two months — 17–10 in August, 15–8 in September — and finished 76–86, fifth in the AL East and 16 games behind Boston. Good enough to look like a different team; not nearly enough to change where they finished. Aaron Judge joined the 400 Club on August 21, and the offseason has opened with a new club charity, three coaches retiring, a 39-year-old first baseman calling it a career, and a $382 million budget to rebuild with.