Ditto!
Yankees repeat as world champs, defeating Pirates 4 games to
2
(PE)Dee Gordon MVP with .550 batting average over six-game series
Just three weeks ago or so, on November 21, things looked bleak for the defending champion Yankees. The Reds had already clinched their division—and their wild card hopes were fading quickly. Already in the clubhouse at 44-36, they watched as the Giants and Red Sox met for a five-game series to conclude the regular season. The Yankees’ only path to the post-season at that point was for the Giants (41-34 at the time) to go 3-2 against the Red Sox (42-33) in those final five games, which would result in a three-way tie for the wild card at 44-36. Any other outcome and the Yankees were done.
We know what happened, of course. The 3-2 outcome happened, opening the door a crack. And the Yankees stormed through. First they took the round-robin tie breaker to claim the wild card, beating both the Giants and Red Sox in the first round. Next they swept the Moe Division champion Reds 4-0 in the divisional playoffs, setting up a World Series rematch with the Pirates.
Congratulations to the Yankees—again! Great season everyone. See you at Christmas time in February!
World Series
Pirates (Number 1 seed) vs. Yankees (Number 3 seed)
Yankees win series 4 games to 2
MVP: Dee Gordon
MVP: Dee Gordon
Divisional Playoffs
Pirates (Number 1 seed) vs. Mets (Number 4 seed)
Pirates win series 4 games to 2
MVP: Manny Machado
MVP: Manny Machado
Reds (Number 2 seed) vs. Yankees (Number 3 seed)
Yankees win series 4 games to 0
MVP: Anthony Rizzo
MVP: Anthony Rizzo
Final Regular Season Standings
Larry Division
- x-Pirates (51-29), .638, 0.0 GB
- Red Sox (44-36), .550, 7.0 GB
- Giants (44-36), .550, 7.0 GB
Curly Division
- x-Mets (37-43), .463, 0.0 GB
- Rockies (36-44), .450, 1.0 GB
- Cardinals (27-53), .338, 10.0 GB
Moe Division
- x-Reds (50-30), .625, 0.0 GB
- y-Yankees (44-36), .550, 6.0 GB
- Athletics (27-53), .338, 23.0 GB
x=Clinched division title
y=Clinched wild card
Wild Card
- Yankees (44-36), .550, 0.0 GB*
- Red Sox (44-36), .550, 0.0 GB
- Giants (44-36), .550, 0.0 GB
*Yankees win wild card in three-team round-robin playoff
2017 Draft Order
1. Cardinals**
2. Athletics
3. Rockies
4. Giants***
5. Red Sox
6. Mets
7. Reds
8. Pirates
9. Yankees
5. Red Sox
6. Mets
7. Reds
8. Pirates
9. Yankees
**Cardinals and Athletics have same record but Cardinals "win" tie-breaker by going 4-6 vs. Athletics
***Giants and Red Sox tied; Giants secure fourth pick in 20-sider tie-breaker
***Giants and Red Sox tied; Giants secure fourth pick in 20-sider tie-breaker
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