⁍ DJ LeMahieu had two more hits to finish with a .364 average and easily beat out the competition.
⁍ LeMahieu became the first player to win batting titles in both leagues.
⁍ The Yankees needed a win to secure the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and a trip to Cleveland, Chicago or Minnesota.
– New York’s DJ LeMahieu wrapped up the American League batting title, but the Yankees were dealt a 5-0 loss by the Miami Marlins in the regular-season finale for both teams Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees needed a win to secure the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and a trip to Cleveland, Chicago or Minnesota for the first round. The Yankees instead got help when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, as they avoided falling to the eighth seed and an opening-round matchup with top-seeded Tampa Bay, which won eight of 10 meetings. LeMahieu had two more hits to finish with a .364 average and easily beat out the competition. Time Anderson of the Chicago White Sox finished second at .3xx. LeMahieu became the first Yankee to win batting titles in both leagues, after winning the 2016 crown in Colorado with a .348 average. LeMahieu became the first Yankee to win a batting title since 1998 when Bernie Williams led the AL with a .339 average, two points ahead of Mo Vaughn, then with the Boston Red Sox. First baseman Luke Voit finished with 22 homers to become the first Yankee first baseman to win a home run title since Mark Teixeira in 2009.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/baseball-mlb-nyy-mia/marlins-shut-out-yankees-as-lemahieu-wins-batting-title-idUSMTZXEG9RC9B8NO