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Yankees Advance to ALDS Over Red Sox on Rookie Gem and McMahon’s Dugout Catch

A rookie-led pitching showcase set up the 4-0 clincher, punctuated by Ryan McMahon’s foul-ball grab into Boston’s dugout.

Overview

  • New York won the winner-take-all Game 3 to clinch the Wild Card series and will face the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.
  • Rookie Cam Schlittler powered the win, reaching 106 pitches and helping stake a 4-0 lead before the late innings.
  • In the eighth, McMahon caught Jarren Duran’s foul pop for the second out and tumbled over the railing into the Red Sox dugout.
  • Red Sox pitcher Greg Weissert steadied McMahon’s legs as he went over, and McMahon quickly popped up and said adrenaline kept him from feeling any pain.
  • McMahon dismissed comparisons to Derek Jeter’s 2004 dive and enters the ALDS as a recent trade-deadline addition who has already delivered a signature defensive moment.