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Giancarlo Stanton Re-Writes History Books as Yankees Punch Ticket to World Series

New York is looking for its first title since the 2009 season.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) reacts after striking out during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game five of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field on Oct. 19.
New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) reacts after striking out during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game five of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field on Oct. 19. / David Dermer-Imagn Images
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The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Saturday night to punch their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 2009. The win capped off a 4-1 series for the Yankees in the American League Championship Series.

Juan Soto hit a massive three-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to get the win but Giancarlo Stanton also hit another home run prior, which continues his stellar playoff run.

Stanton went 1-for-4 and is now hitting .294 in these playoffs with five home runs and 11 RBI. He was named the ALCS MVP and is re-writing the record books at every turn this postseason, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Giancarlo Stanton is the 1st Yankees player to hit 5+ HR in a postseason multiple times

And this one...

Giancarlo Stanton is the first LCS or WS MVP who was a batter and had all of his hits be home runs

h/t @EliasSports

And one more...

Giancarlo Stanton has 16 HR in 36 career postseason games

that's the most by a player in his first 36 career postseason games

The 34-year-old Stanton has been much maligned by Yankees fans over the last several years because of his injury issues and his low batting average, but all is certainly forgiven now.

He's in the 15th year of his career with the Florida/Miami Marlins and this will be his first appearance in the World Series.

Stanton has 429 career home runs.

The World Series will pit the Yankees against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the New York Mets.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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