The New York Yankees are back in the World Series for the first time in 15 years. Though the ALCS went final in just five games, the Cleveland Guardians put up far more of a fight than that runtime would imply.
Were it not for important offensive contributions from Juan Soto—who hit the winning three-run home run in extra innings in Game 5—and Giancarlo Stanton—who was the ALCS MVP with five home runs and seven RBI with a series OPS of 1.222—the outcome may have been far different.
