After the Yankees clinched a spot in the playoffs in September, they gathered in the lobby of their hotel in Buffalo, N.Y., in masks and then removed them for a brief toast of Champagne.

After the Tampa Bay Rays won the American League East crown a few days later, they congregated outside Citi Field and two outfielders, Brett Phillips and Randy Arozarena, held the first of their multiple dance-offs this fall. Weeks later, they held a second one near the visitor’s dugout of Petco Park in San Diego after winning their A.L. division series.

After the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves to advance to their third World Series in four years, third baseman Justin Turner said a group of his teammates met in one of the outdoor spaces they were allowed to use at their quarantine hotel and reminisced about the series and its standout moments.

But there, as at almost every other notable milestone during this pandemic postseason, something was missing.

Source: New York Times

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