NYY News: Stanton, Soto, and a Series on deck

10/20/2024 05:00 AM

Soto sends Yankees to the World Series; Stanton's ALCS MVP heroics an added aspect to a possible Hall of Fame case; the New York playoff wave; Bombers bust out throwback turtlenecks; former Yankee pitcher passes away

New York Post | Andrew Crane: The Yankees are going to their first World Series since 2009. While New York ended up winning the American League Championship Series in just five games, almost every game in the series came right down to the wire. The Yankees ended up coming out on top thanks to some more timely hitting, this time from Juan Soto, who went deep in the 10th inning after an incredible at-bat. That homer proved correct every reason why the Yankees went big to acquired him from the Padres this past winter.

MLB.com | Anthony Castrovince: With several big home runs during the ALCS en route to MVP honors, Giancarlo Stanton has once again showed up big for the Yankees in October. After more heroics last night, he has 16 home runs in 36 career postseason games — a pace better than even Babe Ruth — which has somewhat helped offset an oft-injury-riddled Yankees tenure. As an added bonus, these big playoff moments also help bolster a potential Hall of Fame case. While Stanton still probably has some work to do to make that a possibility, his ability to hit when healthy has never really been in question.

New York Times | David Waldstein: This October has been a pretty good one to be a baseball fan in New York, as both the Yankees and the Mets are still alive going into Sunday's NLCS Game 6. At least so far, both fanbases have ridden those highs alongside each other, although that would change in a very big way should the two happen to meet in the World Series.

MLB.com | Brian Murphy: With the Yankees playing into the increasingly chilly October weather, several players on the team have opted to rock turtlenecks under their jerseys, evoking a look often seen from the dynasty 1990s/2000s team. That's in part because the turtlenecks that Aaron Judge and company are wearing are quite literally from that time. These particular turtlenecks had been away in storage for many years before being unearthed and used, with Yankees' players preferring these old-school cotton versions.

Davis Funeral Home: In some sad news, former Yankees pitcher Bud Daley passed away this week at the age of 92. Daley played in pinstripes from 1961-64, helping the Bronx Bombers win both the 1961 and '62 World Series titles. A swingman who previously made All-Star teams with the Kansas City Athletics, Daley pitched eight career World Series innings in those Yankee years, never allowing a run, and going down as the winning pitcher in the series-clinching Game 5 win over the Reds in 1961.