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Baseball Will Be Weird This Year. But The Astros And Yankees Are Favorites In The American League … Again.
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AL Pennant Races Could Result in Chaos - ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF
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Jays' small window of opportunity closes with loss to A's
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Bo Bichette, Blue Jays bash Yankees
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Blue Jays beat Yankees in extras on Opening Day
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The Blue Jays will be the Yankees' biggest AL East competition in the 2020s
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Do the New York Yankees get a first-round bye in the MLB playoffs with their clinching the AL East title? - AS USA
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The American League East is One of the Top Two Divisions Ever - Fastball
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New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays Anchor A Competitive AL East Heading Into 2023
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AL East, MLB's toughest division, is laying waste to opponents
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AL East remains competitive as ever despite Rays' and Yankees' pitching woes