Judge hits first homer since May 24 as Yankees clinch record 61st postseason berth, 9th in 10 years

Aaron Judge hit his first home run since May 24 as the New York Yankees clinched their record 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 years on Monday night.Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth inning of an 8-3 win against Minnesota when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring the Yankees of at least an AL wild card berthJudge, who returned last week after missing more than three months because of a fractured rib, hit a three-run homer off A.J. Minter earlier in the six-run eighth to give the Yankees a 7-2 lead. Before the homer, the Yankees captain had been 3 for 20 with 11 strikeouts since returning.New York began the night four games behind AL East leader Tampa Bay, which clinched a postseason berth on Friday.The Yankees are seeking their first World Series title since 2009.“You work very hard to get that opportunity to go to postseason,” manager Aaron Boone said Monday afternoon.Eighteen Yankees have landed on the injured list, including second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. las