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MLB playoffs: Yankees advance to ALCS with win over Royals; Guardians force ALDS Game 5 against Tigers

The New York Yankees advanced to their 11th ALCS appearance since 2000 with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 on Thursday, and the Cleveland Guardians avoided elimination and forced a Game 5 with a 5-4 victory about the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees will now go home and get some rest […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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2024 MLB Playoffs: Aaron Judge, Yankees offense looks lethargic in ALDS Game 2 loss to Royals

NEW YORK – This Yankees defeat does not rest on the incredibly broad shoulders of Aaron Judge. In a way, none of them really do. Judge, the all-world, home run-hitting captain of this great franchise, never really deserved to be the scapegoat for a single loss. The Yankees are where they are and could go […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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Yankees close in ALDS Game 1 win over Royals

Andy Pettitte throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees' playoff opener Yankees great Andy Pettitte throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday against the Royals. NEW YORK – Before the Yankees celebrated their lucky 6-5 playoff-opening win over the Kansas City Royals, who made the more […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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MLB Playoffs 2024: The Yankees win Game 1 against the Royals despite poor performances from Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole

NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole was shaky. Aaron Judge didn't do anything. The Yankees still won. Under the eyes of a sellout home crowd and under an avalanche of supersonic expectations, the Bronx Bombers opened their 2024 postseason journey with a sloppy, high-energy comeback victory over the surging Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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ALDS Game 1 Live Updates

Juan Soto and Aaron Judge practice batting practice before the Yankees' ALDS opener against Kansas City Juan Soto and Aaron Judge practice before the Yankees' ALDS opener against Kansas City at Yankee Stadium. NEW YORK – Yankees star Gerrit Cole was awaiting the start of Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday night […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals advance to the AL Division Series after two losses in their last seven games

BALTIMORE (AP) — After another defeat in September handed the Kansas City Royals a second loss in seven games in the final month of the season, Will Smith saw the upcoming off day as a chance to make his teammates laugh. “You’re looking at this wrong,” Smith said. “The bright side is that we can’t […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Witt scores another big hit, sending the Royals into the ALDS with a two-game win over the Orioles

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit an infield single to lead off the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals to a two-game AL Division Series with a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday Wild Card Series. With two outs and runners on the corners in the sixth inning, Witt hit […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Cole Ragans brings the KC Royals to the brink of ALDS with Gem against Orioles

Can the Mets continue to make a splash in the postseason? USA Today MLB columnist Bob Nightengale speaks with Mackenzie Salmon about the Mets' monumental accomplishment to secure a spot in the postseason. Sports seriously BALTIMORE – It was 2 hours and 25 minutes of crisp playoff baseball theater on Tuesday afternoon, the margin for […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024