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Rays finish 3-game sweep of Yankees with 4-3 victory in ALDS

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Last updated Oct 8, 2026

Rays finish 3-game sweep of Yankees with 4-3 victory in ALDS

Summary

The Tampa Bay Rays secured a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on October 7, completing a 3-0 sweep in the American League Division Series. Victor Mesa Jr. hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, breaking a tie, while a fan interference call changed an Anthony Volpe potential homer to an RBI double. The Rays reached the AL Championship Series for the first time since 2020, while the Yankees were eliminated for the second consecutive postseason without making it past a higher seed.

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Status Watch

•Rays score three runs in the final three innings to win.
•Ryan Vilade also homered for Tampa Bay.
•Yankees captain Aaron Judge missed postseason due to injury.
•Yankees are swept in a best-of-five postseason series for the first time since 1980.
•Rays host either the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS.

Latest Updates

4:26 AMYahoo Sports — Spectator interference call on Yankees’ Anthony Volpe hit will have fans talking
3:45 AMYahoo Sports — Yankees swept by Rays in ALDS after fan interference overturns Anthony Volpe homer in Game 3 loss
3:33 AMYahoo Sports — Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call

What they're saying

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The New York Yankees tried to keep their comeback hopes alive in the ALDS. Down 0-2 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bronx looked to make a comeback against the top-seeded team in the American League. However, their comeback attempt was spoiled by a rowdy fan who got in the way of the opposing team… literally. Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was up […] The post Spectator interference call on Yankees’ Anthony Volpe hit will have fans talking appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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NEW YORK — Jeffrey Maier nearly had company. With the Yankees on the brink of elimination, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning of Wednesday night’s ALDS Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays in the Bronx. But in a season-altering twist, an official review found that Volpe’s blast had some help. Volpe’s two-out drive against Rays reliever Griffin Jax was ...
— Yahoo Sports