The amazing story of Brock Holt, the first man to hit for the cycle in a playoff game

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Over the course of 54 postseasons and 394 games, never before had the New York Yankees suffered as severe a beatdown as they did Monday night. The 16-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Division Series featured a triumvirate of horror that left Yankee Stadium a quarter-full by the end of the seventh inning, lest any of those exiting early further imbibe in the self-immolation of a 100-win team. About 24 hours earlier, Red Sox manager Alex Cora texted Brock Holt to let him know he would be starting the third game of a best-of-five series that was tied at a game apiece.

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