Juan Soto demolished a three-run home run in the 10th -- following Giancarlo Stanton's game-tying blast in the sixth -- as New York won its first AL pennant since 2009.
For as sensational as Shohei Ohtani has been on the field in his first season with the Dodgers -- founder of the 50-50 club, the runaway favorite for the National League MVP Award -- he has been just as big for their brand and for Major League Baseball writ large.
On back-to-back nights, Giancarlo Stanton stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of a tight tilt with first base open. On back-to-back nights, Cleveland did not walk him. And on back-to-back nights, Stanton delivered.
Mets teammates Jesse Winker and Francisco Lindor are finding success on the field together, just as they did as 15-year-olds on the same travel ball team.
Are turtlenecks making a comeback? They are for the Yankees, who unearthed a batch sitting in storage from the days of the '90s teams and have been wearing them this October.
After a slow start to the postseason -- and a vote of confidence from his manager -- Francisco Alvarez has gone 4-for-5 and delivered some key hits in the Mets' Game 5 victory.
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