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Ex-Yankees Hurler Won't Say Who He's Rooting for in World Series

Former New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino wasn't so forthcoming about his World Series rooting interest as opposed to earlier in the season.

Grant Young

Oct 16, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher Luis Severino (40) reacts after an out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Oct 16, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher Luis Severino (40) reacts after an out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning during game three of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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Former New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino was an integral part of the New York Mets making it to the NLCS this year.

Severino — who went 54-37 with a 3.79 ERA and 788 strikeouts in eight seasons with the Yankees — went 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA in three postseason starts for the Mets this month.

However, this wasn't enough to help the Mets past the Los Angeles Dodgers and set up a Subway World Series against the Yankees.

An October 21 article from the New York Post's Mike Puma detailed a comment Severino back in July about a potential Subway World Series, saying, "For me, if we’re not winning the World Series I would rather the Yankees win the World Series. I have made a lot of friends there, not just players, but coaches and staff that I stay in touch with, so if we don’t win it I would want the Yankees to.” 

Although Severino wasn't as firm about this stance when asked about it again this weekend, as Puma wrote in the story, "Severino declined to say if he would be rooting for the Yankees in the World Series."

While the 30-year-old didn't convey whether he'd be rooting for his former team, he did convey why he thinks the Yankees will beat the Dodgers.

“They have got guys that are healthier,” Severino said of the Yankees in the article. “Juan Soto is Juan Soto and [Giancarlo] Stanton is unbelievable in the playoffs. I think when you have a team like that getting healthy... I think they are in a good spot.” 

Severino made waves in July when he told SNY that the Yankees, "only have two good hitters."

The Yankees advancing to the World Series shows they've already had the last laugh over that comment.

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Grant Young
GRANT YOUNG

Grant Young covers the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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