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The New York Yankees are headed to the 2024 World Sequence, courtesy of Juan Soto.
Soto’s three-run homer within the tenth inning of Recreation 5 powered the Yankees to an ALCS-clinching 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night time.
MLB @MLB
JUAN SOTO. THREE-RUN HOMER. @YANKEES LEAD IN THE 10TH! pic.twitter.com/w5goa4pSwz
Derek Jeter @derekjeter
We’re again https://t.co/ESlbvyowPO
The hit off Guardians nearer Hunter Gaddis, which got here with two outs and two strikes on the board, despatched Jasson Dominguez and Alex Verdugo house and gave the Yankees a late three-run lead.
Soto, who was named a co-winner of the Babe Ruth Award for his function in main the Washington Nationals to the 2019 World Sequence, has now performed a key function in profitable a pennant for the second time in his profession.
Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports
extra-inning HR in postseason series-clinching win, Yankees historical past:
2024 ALCS G5 Juan Soto
2003 ALCS G7 Aaron Boone
Michael Baumann @MichaelBaumann
Juan Soto’s been to the playoffs 3 times in his profession, and in these journeys he is taken the Nationals additional than they’ve ever gone, the Padres additional than they’d been in 24 years, and (barring a historic comeback) the Yankees additional than they have been in 15 years https://t.co/kI3WywG6sb
Randy Wilkins @pamsson
Juan Soto has the best plate strategy and plate self-discipline I’ve ever seen in a hitter. That is likely one of the best at bats I’ve ever witnessed. He fought off so many off pace pitches in an enormous second to hunt a fastball. Then he crushed it. Unbelievable given the context.
Cameron Maybin @CameronMaybin
There is a such factor as a clutch gene, and Juan Soto was clearly born with with it!
Michael Kasdan @michaelkasdan
Juan Soto is just the perfect hitter I’ve ever seen. The mix of batting eye, all fields energy, and clutch. Unreal. #RepBX
Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Juan Soto with an all timer of an at bat earlier than that 3 run bomb off Gaddis. The way in which he intimidates and psyches out pitchers when he is within the field is wild.
Luke Weaver closed out the victory after Soto’s house run by retiring three straight Guardians batters within the backside of the tenth. Soto then caught the ultimate fly out to safe the AL pennant for the Yankees.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
THE MOMENT THE YANKEES ADVANCED TO THE 2024 WORLD SERIES 👏 pic.twitter.com/J4fp312Qnd
Luke Grant @LukeGrant7
Can we discuss in regards to the bounce again from Luke Weaver.
Good lord that was powerful
Hassle began for the Guardians within the prime of the tenth when shortstop Brayan Rocchio bobbled a possible out at second, permitting the Yankees to get a runner in scoring place.
Charlie Borges Jr @CharlieBorgesJr
Brayan Rocchio single handedly despatched the Yankees to the World Sequence. Three large errors within the sequence.
Ferox @FeroxDT
Brayan Rocchio this complete sequence pic.twitter.com/kfsCoBqbJC
The Guardians seemed like they might have an opportunity to increase the championship sequence to 6 video games early on Saturday night time. Bo Naylor obtained the house group on the board first with an RBI double within the backside of the second, and Steve Kwan doubled the lead with a scoring single within the fifth.
Then Giancarlo Stanton answered for the Yankees with a game-tying two-RBI house run within the sixth.
Stanton, who completed the sequence with 4 house runs and 7 RBI, was named the ALCS MVP after the Recreation 5 win.
MLB @MLB
GIANCARLO STANTON AGAIN! TIE GAME! #ALCS pic.twitter.com/tX2VqXuqVL
B/R Stroll-Off @BRWalkoff
GIANCARLO STANTON IS THE ALCS MVP 🏆 pic.twitter.com/YaBlz3PmsE
Chippy McGarr @wyermush
Giancarlo Stanton with probably the most deserved LCS MVP ever.
Zero criticism for the remainder of his profession, he is bulletproof.
Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST
Giancarlo Stanton is cementing himself as one of the vital prolific energy & clutch hitting hitters of this technology
First poll HOF
Matteo @mchads_
Giancarlo Stanton is a participant we simply must cherish whereas they’re nonetheless within the sport. Unbelievably clutch.
John @92In82
In the event that they win the entire thing, this will probably be a legacy run for Giancarlo Stanton. #RepBX
The Yankees are actually headed to the World Sequence for the primary time in 15 years, whereas Cleveland’s title drought will lengthen to a 76th 12 months.
The Pinstripes will probably be taking part in both the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets as they battle for the twenty eighth World Sequence title in franchise historical past. The Dodgers might safe a ticket to face them with a win at house on Sunday night time, whereas a Mets victory would ship the NLCS to a winner-takes-all Recreation 7.
