Yankees clinch playoff spot with win over Mariners, celebrate postseason return: ‘This team has a chance to do something special’
With Rodríguez assisting the Yankees’ clincher, they now have a season-high five-game lead over the Orioles in the American League East. The division is still up for grabs, but the Bombers celebrated their return to the playoffs with Champagne showers and carts of beer cans in T-Mobile Park’s plastic-wrapped visiting clubhouse.