There is something real afoot in the American League East, something genuine. You might actually call it a pennant race. They are, with more than two-thirds of the season in the books, the three best teams in the American League, with all due respect to the White Sox and Astros, who entered play Wednesday as first-place teams. Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. You may declare that there has been no real pennant race since 1968 — the last time only league champions made the postseason — or 1993, the last time only first-place finishers were included.