Derek Jeter always said that his most stressful World Series was when his Yankees faced the Mets, the October 2000 showdown that fulfilled fantasies for multiple generations of New York baseball fans.
The Astros, Orioles and Braves were all swept by their wild-card opponents, sending the Tigers, Royals and Padres on to the division series ... in the American League, the Yankees advanced ...
Later, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in their first American League Championship Series game against a team other than the Houston Astros since 2012. Here is how the day ...