Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
The New York Yankees have been going through it in recent weeks. They were sharp at the outset of the 2026 season, and despite trailing the surprising Tampa Bay Rays for much of May, they regained first place in early June. By the 19th, they held a 46-28 record, and only
the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves could boast better records.
The road has been bumpy ever since, however, as the Yankees have lost 12 of their last 16 games, ceding first back to the red-hot Rays. They can reasonably hope to regain health as key pieces like Aaron Judge and Max Fried make their way back to the team, and no matter how poor they’ve looked in the past few weeks, it’s fair to expect a recovery from the league-worst .544 OPS they’ve posted since play ended on June 19th. To wit, even the anemic 2023 Yankees put up a .670 OPS when Judge missed time with his toe injury.
Still, it’s not as though this team is absent any causes of concern. And one might reasonably be wary of the Rays or another division rival giving the Yankees a challenge for the division; Tampa Bay still leads by three games. So our Reacts survey question this week wants to know how you think the regular season will end! Yes, there will be a later question at another time but the true end goal of all Yankees fans (related to the postseason), but for now, we are curious if you think they’ll win the AL East, settle for one of the Wild Card spots—be it the No. 4 seed and hosting a Wild Card Series, or the No. 5 or 6 and going on the road—or miss out on October entirely.
Vote in the survey and we’ll check out the results in a few days.
