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Juan Soto so far has more than fulfilled his reason for being in the Yankees, first he had a great regular season, he has responded in the postseason and now he appeared at the ideal moment to echo all his strength to send the “Bronx Bombers” » back to the World Series after 15 years and with its 41st American League pennant.
With the game tied at two runs in the top of the tenth inning, Brayan Rocchio was unable to execute a double play that would have ended the Yankees’ run. Instead, Gleyber Torres came to bat, who left with a strikeout and after a very hard-fought at-bat against Hunter Gaddis, the Dominican took it out between center and right field with his third home run of the postseason. The hit hit at 107.9mph and traveled a distance of 402ft.
After that, Luke Weaver retired the bottom half of the inning and with a fly ball that landed right in Juan Soto’s glove, the Yankees took the victory and put an end to a 15-year wait without being present in the Fall Classic. Now only four wins separate them from glory.
The victory went to Luke Weaver (1-0) after working two blank chapters and the loser was precisely Gaddis (1-1).
Giancarlo’s hit was key and gave him the Series MVP
It should be noted that with the game 2-0 in favor of Cleveland in the sixth section, Giancarlo Stanton hit a blow that was also key to the history of the game and the series, it equalized the commitment and allowed the Yankees to reach the hit. de Soto.
In this way, Giancarlo became the MVP of this Championship Series, hitting four home runs and driving in seven runs throughout the five games. His OPS was 1.222 in 21 plate appearances.
Now the Yankees wait for the Mets or Dodgers, who will play their sixth game this Sunday with the series in favor of the “blues” 3-2. If it is the Mets that win two games; The ‘Subway Series’ will be reissued. And, if the Dodgers win on Sunday, it will be the first meeting between the “Bombers” and “Dodgers” since 1981.
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