[4] Entering the final day of the regular season, October 3, four teams were in contention for the two wild card berths: the Boston Red Sox (91–70), New York Yankees (91–70), Seattle Mariners (90–71) and Toronto Blue Jays (90–71).

[5] The Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, thus assuring New York of a spot in the Wild Card Game due to their 92–70 record.

[6] The Red Sox won, defeating the Washington Nationals, to finish at 92–70 and also secure a spot in the Wild Card Game.

It was his first public appearance after stepping away from his duties as the team's color commentator in August, due to a resurgence of lung cancer.

A New York rally was snuffed out when Aaron Judge was thrown out at the plate attempting to score from first on a Giancarlo Stanton single off of the Green Monster.