Still, Springer said: “The playoffs are a different animal. You understand whenever you’re coming into Yankee Stadium that it’s going to be loud, and they understand the moments that are happening. They don’t care what happens as long as we lose. It’s not an easy place to play by any stretch of the imagination.”

Jay Bruce, who played right field for the Indians in the playoffs last season, has experienced some especially vibrant ballparks in the postseason: Philadelphia in 2010, San Francisco in 2012 and Pittsburgh in 2013, where fans rattled Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto so thoroughly in a wild-card game that he dropped the ball on the mound.

“But the fans here create an atmosphere that’s different than almost anywhere,” Bruce said during a visit with the Mets in July. “They’re as loud and persistent as can be.”

The Yankee Stadium layout contributes to that environment. The right-field wall is only 8 feet tall — 2 feet shorter than it was in the old stadium — and the stands hug the line as they approach the foul pole. It is also where the second and third decks, which extend farther in right field than in left, are closest to the field.

There is not much ground for fielders to cover because the right-field corner is only 314 feet from home plate, and the wall runs without much of a curve toward the bullpen in right-center. So the fans, who can pound the padding on the outfield wall, have ample opportunity to get in players’ ears.

Other stadiums offer more of a buffer. At Fenway Park, the bullpens in right field provide some distance between the fans and the fielder, while a number of other ballparks, including Oakland’s, have taller right-field walls. At Dodger Stadium, there is a gap between the outfield wall and the first row of seats.