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The New York Yankees clinched the AL East title on Thursday after a commanding 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, putting the icing on an outstanding regular season.

With the postseason still ahead of them, Aaron Judge admitted he will be celebrating the division title in the coming days.

“We’re going to celebrate hard, so I might take a day off,” Judge said after the win. “We'll see.”

If there's one member of this year's team who deserves a party, it's Judge. He leads the majors in home runs with 58 and RBI with 144 and has the third-best batting average at .325. On Thursday, Judge extended his home run streak to five games, closing in on his American League record of 62 home runs with three games remaining.

But the team captain was humble after winning the division title and praised his teammates for getting the Yankees to this point.

“It’s everything, you know. But it’s just the beginning,” he said. “We have a special group here that has put in a lot of hard work since the offseason. To get to this point and be able to win this division, the toughest division in baseball, I'm just proud of the group we have. It's a special group.

Just a season ago, New York finished 82-80, their fewest wins in a full season since 1992. Now the Yankees appear to be one of – if not the best – teams in baseball and are looking to carry their momentum into the postseason.

As much success as Judge has had in his career, he's still gunning for his first World Series appearance. He's been part of several successful Yankees teams, but this year's team appears poised to be the group that breaks a 14-year World Series drought.

Securing a bye in the playoffs is certainly a step in the right direction.