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Yanks Go Yard 2016 Season Awards

By Evan Halpine-Berger

Sep 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25), left fielder Brett Gardner(11), pitcher CC Sabathia (52) and catcher Gary Sanchez (24) react to a two-run home run hit by right fielder Aaron Hicks (not pictured) against Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25), left fielder Brett Gardner(11), pitcher CC Sabathia (52) and catcher Gary Sanchez (24) react to a two-run home run hit by right fielder Aaron Hicks (not pictured) against Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 28, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk off grand slam against the Boston Red Sox during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk off grand slam against the Boston Red Sox during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

2016 Game of the Year: September 28 5-3 Win Over the Boston Red Sox

After hitting just the second walk off home run of his 14 year career, Mark Teixeira was soaked in Gatorade and grinning ear to ear when he told the YES Network’s Meredith Marakovitz, “That was fun. That was as good as it gets right there…To come back from three runs down against one of the best closers in baseball, it shows a lot about our team.”

The Boston Red Sox pitching staff had held the Yankees offense to just one hit over the previous eight innings, so the game seemed all but over when closer Craig Kimbrel entered in the ninth inning with a three run lead.

Brett Gardner led off the inning with a single, before three straight walks cut the Sox lead to two, bringing up Tex with the bases loaded. Here’s what happened next:

The 413 foot blast into the Yankees bullpen was the 409th and last of Teixeira’s career. What a way to go out.

It was the second win in a three game sweep of Boston in the last meeting of the season between the two rivals. The victory clinched the Yankees 24th straight winning season by giving them their 82nd win of the year. While they would shortly be mathematically be eliminated from the postseason, this game kept their hopes alive for one more day.

Teixeira’s big hit had the added bonus of putting a damper on the news that Boston had clinched a playoff spot. It’s hard to celebrate too much when you’ve just been beaten by your arch-nemeses.

Runner Up: August 14th: Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin homer back to back in MLB debut.

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