For a season that ended in all-too-familiar fashion, the 2022 Yankees sure did pack in plenty of drama, intrigue, history, highs, lows and everything in between.

Most of the heavy lifting in preparation for 2023 has already been done, but before the new year begins, it’s time to look back on the 2022 season once more and use it as a springboard for what’s to come.

Best game: The Yankees went 20-3 from late April through mid-May, but their win on May 10 against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium was bigger than the rest. The game included three ejections (all Blue Jays), a 3-0 Yankees deficit, a game-tying three-run homer from Giancarlo Stanton in the sixth inning, then the Blue Jays going back up by two runs in the eighth inning. But as he did all season, Aaron Judge had the final say, crushing the first walk-off home run of his career, a three-run shot off Jordan Romano to lift the Yankees to a 6-5 win.

Worst game: As good as the Yankees looked early in the season, their August-early September swoon was just as damning. Late in that downturn came a 9-0 loss to the Rays on Sept. 2 at Tropicana Field that manager Aaron Boone called “embarrassing.” With a mostly healthy lineup, they scattered five hits, left 10 men on base and made three errors. Boone said he hoped it was rock bottom as their AL East lead shrank to five games, the lowest it had been since June 1.