Kwan would have been an AL Rookie of the Year possibility if not for the presence of Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez and Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman. They’ve also got a pair of former Mets up the middle of the infield, with Andres Gimenez playing well at second base and Amed Rosario having settled in at shortstop.Īnd the youngest team in the game has 25-year-old Steven Kwan in left field. Ramirez went just 2-for-18 with a double and seven strikeouts against the Yankees this season. Guardians walk off Rays in historic extra-inning win, advance to play Yankees Yankees manager Aaron Boone USA TODAY SportsĬleveland features a lineup that includes Jose Ramirez, who would have been an AL MVP candidate if not for the historic seasons put up by Aaron Judge and the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani. 4, but ended up winning the division by 11 games by finishing the regular season on a 24-6 tear. This time, they will face a Guardians team that was tied with the Twins for the lead in the AL Central on Sept. They won in five games in the 2017 ALDS against Cleveland, which was the first postseason meeting between the franchises since the Yankees lost to Cleveland in four games in the 2007 ALDS, when Joba Chamberlain was done in by midges. Most recently, the Yankees beat the Guardians - then the Indians - in the 2020 wild-card round, winning both games in the best-of-three series. Though the Yankees have routinely taken care of Cleveland in the postseason over the years, this Cleveland team might be different - and not just because of its name. If the Yankees are going to get to their first ALCS since 2019, they will need to beat Cleveland and manager Terry Francona to do it after the Guardians beat the Rays, 1-0, in 15 innings on Saturday to sweep their wild-card series. Yankees closer delivers after getting on ‘same page’ with Aaron Boone Yanks reliever ready for more after coming through in third straight outing Stunning power display making this Yankee unlikely playoff hero Yankees star declares himself available for Game 5: ‘Hope they let me ride’
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