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2021 MLB playoffs: Three questions for the New York Yankees after being eliminated from the postseason

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Start spreading the bad news -- despite a roaring second-half comeback to make the playoffs as a wild card on the last game of the season, the New York Yankees will go a 12th straight season without a trip to the World Series.

Despite making the playoffs for the fifth straight year, it's hard to view this season as anything but a disappointment for the Bronx Bombers. David Schoenfield takes a look at where the Yankees stand and answers three key questions for the club moving forward to 2022 and beyond.