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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-message-fans-new-york-alcs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Judges-3-word-message-to-fans-after-2-0-ALCS-lead.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T06:29:41-07:00">October 16th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T06:34:16-07:00">October 16th, 6:34am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series to clinch a 2-0 series lead. New York still has work to do in the best-of-seven series, but they are in a great position at the moment. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run">Aaron Judge, who hit his first 2024 postseason home run in Game 2</a>, <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1846406799840207032" rel="noopener">sent a three-word message</a> to fans amid the Yankees’ series lead.</p><p>“Keep showing up,” Judge said, via MLB Network.</p><p>“That’s what it’s about,” Judge added. “Yesterday was a little light, but today was better so let’s just keep it like that.”</p><h2><b>Aaron Judge, Yankees leading ALCS</b></h2><p>The Yankees simply appear to be the better team. Cleveland exceeded expectations in 2024. Fans were not sure what to expect from the Guardians with first year manager Stephen Vogt taking over head coaching duties. An inexperienced manager and a young roster often do not lead to success, yet the Guardians proved the doubters wrong and ultimately clinched the American League Central Division title.</p><p>The Guardians finished with the second best record in the AL as well. Aaron Judge and the Yankees had the best record in the league, though.</p><p>Cleveland’s inexperience has displayed itself in the series. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-1-stephen-vogt-decision-vs-yankees-chris-rose-response">Vogt has made some head-scratching decisions in the series</a>. Yankees manager Aaron Boone receives criticism at times, but he has managed in the postseason before and knows what to expect.</p><p>It needs to be noted that Vogt managed well throughout the season, especially for a first year head coach. Additionally, he is not the only one to blame for the Guardians’ ALCS deficit. The offense is struggling and the defense has experienced some forgettable moments.</p><p>Of course, stars such as Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have stepped up for a Yankees team that is looking to win the World Series. New York has not earned a Fall Classic victory since 2009, which feels like an eternity in New York. Meanwhile, the Guardians are trying to win their first World Series since 1948.</p><p>So will the Guardians bounce back? Is there hope for this Cleveland ball club? The Yankees are unquestionably in the driver’s seat, but anything can happen in the MLB playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge’s 3-word message to fans amid Yankees’ 2-0 ALCS lead

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-precious-achiuwa-shows-baseball-colors-shuts-down-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Precious-Achiuwa-shows-true-baseball-colors-shuts-down-Yankees-question.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T06:16:19-07:00">October 16th, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T06:16:19-07:00">October 16th, 6:16am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa caught himself in an awkward moment after the New York Yankees made it two wins against the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS on Tuesday. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-landry-shamet-exits-hornets-game-in-pain-injury">Knicks’ preseason win over</a> the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Achiuwa and his teammates answered questions from the media in the locker room. However, the power forward <a href="https://x.com/SNY_Mets/status/1846386464474419260" rel="noopener">was caught off guard when asked</a> about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-reacts-guardians-bold-juan-soto-tactic">Yankees ALCS run</a>. Since to Achiuwa, it’s all about the New York Mets.</p><p>“Do you care about the Yankees,” asked a reporter.</p><p>“I’m a Mets fan,” Achiuwa responded.</p><p>“You grew up in the Bronx,” the reporter said.</p><p>“I went to school in the Bronx. I grew up in Queens,” Achiuwa clarified.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Precious Achiuwa was asked about the Yankees. He's a Mets fan.</p><p>"I went to school in the Bronx, I grew up in Queens" <a href="https://t.co/lkf6yHjTAs">pic.twitter.com/lkf6yHjTAs</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1846386464474419260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Born in Nigeria, Achiuwa moved to the United States after his parents settled in Queens. The 25-year-old went to Our Saviour Lutheran School in New York and played basketball as a freshman at Memphis. Initially drafted by the Miami Heat, after Achiuwa had signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2021, he was traded to the Knicks in 2023.</p><p>Achiuwa played 49 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 7.6 points and 1.1 assists in 24.2 minutes per game. He played 35 minutes in the team’s fourth consecutive preseason win, leading the team with 20 points.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Mets fan, Yankees hater and Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Precious-Achiuwa-Knicks-Preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees and Mets share a fierce rivalry, and the two rivals could set up a blockbuster World Series by winning their respective championship series. While everyone knows who Achiuwa will be rooting for, everyone in New York will root for him and the Knicks once the World Series ends. Since the Knicks might be the best in the NBA after the moves they made this offseason.</p><p>Trading for Karl-Anthony Towns made it clear, if it wasn’t abundantly so already, that the Knicks’ brass are pushing all of their chips into the center of the table for this upcoming 2024-25 season. Before that deal, the Knicks had already resigned OG Anunoby to a long-term contract and traded a shocking number of first-round draft picks for Mikal Bridges of the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>By adding Towns, New York shored up the one true weakness on its roster: its frontcourt depth. This was going to be a significant concern. Mitchell Robinson was expected to miss the opening chunk of the season due to injury. Adding Towns creates more spacing on offense for New York. That allows Jalen Brunson to operate in isolation and within the game’s flow. The Knicks should be explosive this year and can match the championship pedigree their baseball teams carry.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa shows true baseball colors, shuts down Yankees question

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-reacts-guardians-bold-juan-soto-tactic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Aaron-Judge-reacts-to-Guardians-bold-Juan-Soto-tactic-.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-16T00:55:26-07:00">October 16th, 12:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-16T00:55:26-07:00">October 16th, 12:55am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees have taken a 2-0 lead in their ALCS series versus the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, partly because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run">Aaron Judge finally hit his first homer</a> of the postseason. The hitter’s two-run homer also put the finishing touches on a 6-3 win that pushed the Yankees to within two games of the World Series. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge also reacted to the Guardians’ bold tactic in Game 2 of walking Juan Soto to load up the bases before his sacrifice fly put the Yankees up 3-0.</p><p>“You want to try to get a double-play ball. You want to try to get two outs with one pitch,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401701051" rel="noopener">via a report</a> from the Associated Press.</p><p>When he heard this comment, Judge put himself in his opponent’s shoes.</p><p>“I would probably walk him, too,” he said. During the season, Judge led the MLB with 58 homeruns and 144 RBI.</p><h2><b>ALCS Game 2: Yankees def. Guardians, Yankees lead series 2-0</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Judge-and-Juan-Soto-celebrating-an-ALCS-win.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Throughout the postseason, Aaron Judge’s bats have gone cold, but that didn’t stop the Yankees from advancing to the ALCS, even taking a 2-0 lead over the Guardians after Game 2. Fortunately, Juan Soto and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-fans-harsh-aaron-judge-take-giancarlo-stantons-hr-vs-royals">Giancarlo Stanton have shown up</a> so far, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-luke-weaver-completes-wild-mlb-feat-2000-mariano-rivera">Luke Weaver entered MLB history</a> in their Game 1 of the ALCS.</p><p>Still, the team knows they must play better if they want to win it all this year, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo admitted as much. For his part, Rizzo had a gutsy performance in Game 2, giving the team a pair of hits shortly after recovering from broken fingers.</p><p>“We’re not satisfied. We know the Guardians are a very, very good ball club, and being up two games means nothing to us,” he said, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/sports/aaron-judge-finally-has-his-postseason-moment-as-yankees-in-control-of-alcs/" rel="noopener">via a report</a> from Greg Joyce for the New York Post.</p><p>Noting that they’ll play the next three (if necessary) games at Cleveland, he kept his focus on the next one. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-anthony-rizzo-returns-lineup-after-missing-alds">Rizzo had missed the ALDS</a> due to his injury.</p><p>“We need to go into [Cleveland], it’s going to be hostile, and take care of business,” he added.</p><p>Meanwhile, Aaron Judge’s 14th career home run came off a fastball from Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, extending the Yankees’ 4-2 lead.</p><p>“It was a big swing to kind of give us that cushion,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of the likely AL MVP’s homer. “The bench was pretty pumped when that happened.”</p><h2><b>Looking ahead</b></h2><p>Both teams get a day off before heading to Cleveland for Game 3. This is also the first time the Yankees hold a 2-0 series lead in the ALCS since 2009 against the Los Angeles Angels.</p><p>Moreover, the Yankees also went on to win their 27th World Series championship that year. Can history rhyme for the Yankees, led by Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, or can the Guardians write another chapter?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Aaron Judge reacts to Guardians’ bold Juan Soto tactic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/anthony-volpe-praises-tone-setter-amid-yankees-mlb-playoff-surge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Volpe praises tone-setter amid Yankees’ MLB playoff surge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Anthony-Volpe-praises-tone-setter-amid-NYs-MLB-playoff-surge.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Volpe praises tone-setter amid Yankees’ MLB playoff surge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T21:45:50-07:00">October 15th, 9:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T21:47:43-07:00">October 15th, 9:47pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For many fans, the biggest takeaway to come out of the New York Yankees’ 6-3 win versus the Cleveland Guardians will be the long-awaited <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run">Aaron Judge home run</a>. No one on this team is more important than the soon-to-be 2024 American League MVP, but there is an unlikely candidate who can significantly impact its World Series prospects. And he just so happens to be one of the most scrutinized athletes in the area.</p><p>Gleyber Torres led off the bottom of the first inning with a double, paving the way for an offensively productive evening in The Bronx. He scored the Yankees’ first run and then recorded two more hits to ignite the lineup. Fans might still be reluctant to give the two-time All-Star the benefit of the doubt due to his trend of defensive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-issues-blunt-take-gleyber-torres-baserunning-blunder">and baserunning blunders</a>, but his teammates <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1846391899147407707" rel="noopener">are definitely noticing the positive effect</a> he is having on the rest of the batting order.</p><p>“The way [Gleyber Torres has] been setting the tone ever since he started hitting lead-off,” shortstop Anthony Volpe told MLB Network’s Lauren Gardner after the Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. “He goes, and the guys hitting behind him, we go. {He’s} such a great table-setter, and that’s the player he is. We’re so appreciative to have him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The way [Gleyber Torres has] been setting the tone ever since he started hitting lead-off. He goes, and the guys hitting behind him, we go."</p><p>Anthony Volpe spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/LGRed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LGRed</a> after the <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yankees</a> took a 2-0 lead in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALCS</a>! <a href="https://t.co/LXwyXOP0vR">pic.twitter.com/LXwyXOP0vR</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1846391899147407707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Gleyber Torres is an X-factor for Yankees</b></h2><p>Torres’ impressive Game 2 showing eased some of the burden that is on New York’s star sluggers while also giving them more favorable pitches to hit. If he can apply pressure on opposing hurlers, just like he did during the final two months of the regular season, this ballclub should be able to feast on the Guardians’ wobbly starting rotation.</p><p>When guys like Torres, Volpe, (2-for-3, two runs scored), Giancarlo Stanton and Alex Verdugo (RBI double) come through, the Yankees are incredibly tough to beat. The two-man lineup narrative has held true for various stretches of the 2024 campaign, but Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are getting valuable help at the perfect time of the year.</p><p>That opportune surge could be the thing that finally boosts New York back to the top. What a story it would be if the much-maligned Gleyber Torres acts as the “table-setter” for the franchise’s 28th World Series championship team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Volpe praises tone-setter amid Yankees’ MLB playoff surge

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-mlb-playoffs-home-run');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Aaron-Judge-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-first-2024-MLB-playoffs-home-run.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T20:08:59-07:00">October 15th, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T20:08:59-07:00">October 15th, 8:08pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a stretch during the regular season, Aaron Judge had entered flow state and looked poised to, once again, break the single-season AL home run record. Alas, Judge has cooled off significantly during that stretch; in fact, entering <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-new-york-fans-checks-juan-soto-alcs-game-2-guardians">Game 2 of the New York Yankees</a>‘ ALCS clash against the Cleveland Guardians, the 6’7″ slugger hasn’t yet hit a home run in this year’s playoffs. But with one swing of the bat on Tuesday night, Judge has finally risen.</p><p>With the Yankees holding a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, Judge came to the plate and promptly worked a 1-1 count against Hunter Gaddis with one runner on base and one out. The Guardians reliever tried to challenge Judge with a 95-mph fastball towards the top of the strike zone, but the Yankees slugger launched it above the center-field wall to <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1846376559340392631" rel="noopener">double their advantage</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AARON JUDGE DOUBLES THE <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YANKEES</a> LEAD! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALCS</a> <a href="https://t.co/XBzdccyp3A">pic.twitter.com/XBzdccyp3A</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1846376559340392631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Judge, prior to tonight’s ballgame, has been hitting .133 with an <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/aaron-judge-2024-playoff-ops-until-october-14-2024" rel="noopener">OPS of .564</a> — a steep downfall from his usual level. It’s his incredible ability to get on base that has kept him valuable for a Yankees lineup that has done enough to this point of the postseason to get by. But now that Judge has woken up from his slumber, fans are <a href="https://x.com/AtlasPharaoh/status/1846379622596071852" rel="noopener">hyped up</a> for what it means for the Yankees’ potential World Series run.</p><p>“HE DID IT HE FINALLY DID IT AARON JUDGE FINALLY GETS A HOMER,” X user @AtlasPharaoh wrote.</p><p>“Everybody Gansta Until Aaron Judge starts hitting home runs in October,” @404raheem added.</p><p>“All rise for the honorable Aaron Judge. The playoffs are now in session!!!” @ImYourHostVick3 exclaimed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rick Pitino celebrating an Aaron Judge playoff home run <a href="https://t.co/pvWkHZGm6l">pic.twitter.com/pvWkHZGm6l</a></p><p>— Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryancassidycbb/status/1846377291460628662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Judge only needs to see one ball leave the yard for him to enter a hot streak. Perhaps this is the start of another heater from him at the plate, and it could not have come at a better time for the Yankees.</p><h2>Aaron Judge makes history for the Yankees</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-celebrate-Judge-Torres.jpg"></figure><p>Aaron Judge, ever since becoming an everyday player for the Yankees in 2017, has been their heaviest hitter — someone the team relies on to create the bulk of the team’s run production. Hitting in the playoffs, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">hasn’t exactly come easy to Judge</a>.</p><p>Judge had a nightmare 2022 playoff run even after setting the record for most home runs in a single season in AL history. He had a ghastly OPS of .490 in nine playoff games two years ago (38 plate appearances), and it appeared as though he was on track for an encore with the way he has hit the ball thus far in the 2024 postseason.</p><p>But perhaps this home run jolts Judge wide awake as the Yankees look to win their first World Series title in 15 years. In fact, as pointed out by Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Judge, with his latest home run against the Guardians, now has the fifth-most home runs in playoff franchise history with 14.</p><p>Judge is only trailing the likes of Babe Ruth (15), Mickey Mantle (18), Derek Jeter (20), and Bernie Williams (22) on the all-time Yankees playoff home-run ladder. If that is not an exclusive club, then nothing is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Judge has Yankees fans going bonkers after first 2024 MLB playoffs home run

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees fans have seen enough. Winning over the fans in New York is certainly a difficult task, but Juan Soto has accomplished the feat in only one season. In fact, <a href="https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/1846329465183391952" rel="noopener">fans even brought checks</a> to Game 2 of the American League Championship Series for the soon-to-be free agent, via Talkin’ Yanks and Michael Castaldo.</p><p>One of the checks read “$700,000,000.” That would of course be the same as what Shohei Ohtani signed for with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Soto is great, but would the Yankees consider offering hm that kind of deal? After all, Ohtani hits and pitches.</p><p>Nevertheless, Soto is going to make no shortage of money during the offseason. He is only 25 years old and has established himself as one of the best hitters in all of baseball. Some stars struggle in New York, but Soto continued to play at an elite level in his first season with the ball club.</p><h2><b>Juan Soto’s impressive first season with the Yankees</b></h2><p>He ultimately slashed .288/.419/.569/.989 across 157 games played. The Yankees outfielder added 41 home runs, 31 doubles and 109 RBI.</p><p>One has to imagine that the Yankees will try to re-sign Soto. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-jon-heyman-two-favorites-juan-soto-free-agency-pursuit">Soto is set to receive plenty of attention in free agency</a>. He features franchise-altering talent. Every team in MLB surely understands that fact.</p><p>The Yankees have become one of the league’s most dangerous teams with the duo of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-juan-soto-pull-off-feat-not-done-in-63-years">Juan Soto and Aaron Judge leading the way</a>. Both superstars had big 2024 seasons and are looking to lead their team to a World Series victory.</p><p>At the moment, the Yankees are focused on their ALCS clash against the Cleveland Guardians. New York leads the series 1-0 as of this story’s writing. The teams are currently playing in Game 2. Perhaps Juan Soto will take notice of the checks being offered to him by the fans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees fans bring checks for Juan Soto before ALCS Game 2 vs. Guardians

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-cleveland-removes-injured-pitcher-alcs-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians remove injured starting pitcher from ALCS roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-Cleveland-removes-injured-starting-pitcher-from-ALCS-roster.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians remove injured starting pitcher from ALCS roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T13:28:21-07:00">October 15th, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T13:28:21-07:00">October 15th, 1:28pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians lost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-joey-cantillo-mlb-record-game-1-yankees">Game 1 of the ALCS 5-1</a> to the New York Yankees on Monday. The story of the game was Cleveland’s pitching, which faltered under the bright lights. Starter Alex Cobb only pitched 2.2 innings and allowed three earned runs in a loss and now has an injury. He <a href="https://x.com/GuardsInsider/status/1846273031758291433" rel="noopener">is off the</a> ALCS roster and Ben Lively has been activated, according to the team’s official social media account.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our ALCS roster has been modified.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheLand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheLand</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuardsBall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GuardsBall</a> <a href="https://t.co/OB4y251DA0">pic.twitter.com/OB4y251DA0</a></p><p>— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuardsInsider/status/1846273031758291433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cobb was visited by the athletic trainer before exiting the game, so the news is not a total surprise. He was one of the few starting pitchers that the Guardians could rely on with Shane Bieber being out for the season. They do add a fresh arm in Lively, who made 29 starts in the regular season but did not pitch in the ALDS.</p><p>The Guardians’ pitching will have to be much better to beat this Yankees team. The offense has not clicked yet for the Bombers but they have put together five incredible games from their bullpen to start this postseason. With a 1-0 lead and a raucous crowd behind them, New York sends defending Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole to the hill in Game 2. Tanner Bibee will get the ball looking to tie the series before it shifts back to Cleveland.</p><h2><b>Guardians must improve to win the ALCS</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Alex-Cobb-with-Cleveland-Guardians.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cleveland Guardians scraped by the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS because of timely hitting. Nothing was more timely than <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-min-lane-thomas-guardians-grand-slam">Lane Thomas’ Game 5 grand slam off Tarik Skubal</a> that gave them the lead. They did not get that in Game 1 despite having a few opportunities. Steven Kwan had an RBI single against Tim Hill and that was it for the Guardians’ scoring.</p><p>The good news is that the Yankees got no clutch hitting either despite the Guardians’ bad pitching. Joey Cantillo faced four batters and walked three, which included multiple wild pitches. That is why the Yankees won and they may not have if the bullpen came out and shoved like they normally do.</p><p>The Guardians will have their top starting pitcher and a fully-rested Emmanuel Clase to try and erase the series deficit. Still, they are massive underdogs in this game. Even without Aaron Judge mashing home runs, the Yankees are 4-1 and finally do not have to face the Astros to get to the World Series. The team and the public know that this is a series the Bombers should win and the Guardians must spoil that in Game 2.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians remove injured starting pitcher from ALCS roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-gleyber-torres-blunt-admission-upcoming-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gleyber Torres’ blunt admission on upcoming free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gleyber-Torres-blunt-admission-on-upcoming-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Gleyber Torres’ blunt admission on upcoming free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T13:21:01-07:00">October 15th, 1:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T16:53:02-07:00">October 15th, 4:53pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Few players on the 2024 New York Yankees have been more <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-yankees-players-fans-are-already-fed-up-with-in-2024-season">polarizing than Gleyber Torres</a>.</p><p>Statistically, he had one of the worst seasons of his career, hitting .257 with 15 home runs in 154 games (prior to this year, he was a .267 career hitter who averaged 27 homers per season). His struggles at the plate also seemed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boones-eye-opening-admission-gleyber-torres-spotty-defense">carry over into the field</a>, where he matched a career-high 18 errors and -7 outs above average, <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/gleyber-torres-650402?stats=statcast-r-fielding-mlb" rel="noopener">per Baseball Savant</a>.</p><p>At the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-yankees-who-must-be-on-trade-block-ahead-2024-deadline">trade deadline</a>, he was a possible trade chip. At minimum, it seemed like 2024 would be the end of his time in the Bronx.</p><p>From Torres’ perspective, he knew how important this year was, telling The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty on Tuesday that 2024 was “one of the <a href="https://x.com/BrendanKutyNJ/status/1846264514490114166" rel="noopener">most important years</a> for my career.”</p><p>“Sometimes I just think like, ‘If I don’t do right, maybe I’m not going to sign here. Maybe I’m going to some other place,'” Torres said.</p><p>The second half of the season showed some hope for Torres, who will hit free agency right around his 28th birthday. He hit .293 after the All-Star break with a .780 OPS, and he cut his strikeout rate by 5%.</p><p>“The game gets real hard and mental, and you’re just fighting through different things and trying to make adjustments, but it’s also those little small things that can start to snowball and get you clicking and back to the player we know you are,” Boone told Kuty the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5661743/2024/07/26/yankees-gleyber-torres-trade-deadline-rumors/" rel="noopener">week after the All-Star break</a>, speaking of Torres.</p><h2><b>Gleyber Torres sought help from ex-Yankees teammate Gio Urshela</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gleyber-Torres-and-Gio-Urshela.jpg"><figcaption>Peter G. Aiken/Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>What happened during the All-Star break may hold the key to Torres’ second-half resurgence. While the best players in the game descended on Arlington for the Midsummer Classic, Torres flew to Tampa to work on his swing at the facility he co-owns with his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-make-shocking-gio-urshela-decision">former Yankees teammate, Gio Urshela</a>.</p><p>“I went over there for a restart a little bit,” he said in July, adding that Urshela ” knows me and knows my swing and all my routines.”</p><p><a href="https://x.com/BrendanKutyNJ/status/1846264838332260790" rel="noopener">The result</a>, as Kuty explained, was Torres hearing from Urshela and his personal hitting coach that he needed to go back to what made him successful over the first six years of his career.</p><p>“The message: He’s at his best when he’s hitting the ball the other way,” Kuty wrote. “So, Torres went to the drawing board.”</p><p>So far in the postseason, Torres hasn’t exactly been electric, but he has been productive. Despite only hitting .211 in 19 at-bats, he has a home run, a double, and six walks compared to only three strikeouts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gleyber Torres’ blunt admission on upcoming free agency

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He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians reliever <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-joey-cantillo-mlb-record-game-1-yankees">Joey Cantillo had a historically bad performance</a> in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Cantillo set an MLB record for the most wild pitches by a reliever in a playoff game, with <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1845993803783475536" rel="noopener">four in just 0.1 innings pitched</a>. Speaking of Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, Chris Rose <a href="https://x.com/ChrisRoseSports/status/1846235656999034909" rel="noopener">questioned the decision</a> of not pivoting away from Cantillo sooner and using the young lefty in such a tough spot in the first place.</p><p>“I really thought that Stephen Vogt put him in an odd position. I would have gone with somebody with a little more playoff experience, maybe a shorter reliever, a guy who’s used to coming on with traffic. I thought it was an odd choice and the poor kid, he tied a playoff record of Rick Ankiel of wild pitches in one inning of a playoff game.</p><p>“For people that don’t remember it, it was rough watching him. I think he threw six wild pitches in a game. It was brutal and you kinda had that same feeling here, like ‘Oh my gosh, this poor kid’s spiking everything!'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steven Vogt should have went with a more experienced pitcher than Joey Cantillo in this situation <a href="https://t.co/MsO4qMVq43">pic.twitter.com/MsO4qMVq43</a></p><p>— Chris Rose Sports (@ChrisRoseSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisRoseSports/status/1846235656999034909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the bottom of the third, Cantillo came in for starter Alex Cobb with two outs and the bases loaded. His first wild pitch scored Aaron Judge. He then walked Anthony Rizzo. Mike Stanton scored another wild pitch before Alex Verdugo struck out. Vogt kept in Cantillo in the bottom of the fourth and he walked Gleyber Torres. Two more wild pitches moved Torres to third before Cantillo walked Juan Soto. Only then did Vogt bring in Pedro Avila to pitch.</p><p>Vogt, given an overabundance of talented options out of his bullpen, made the wrong choice, perhaps in an attempt to save arms for later in the series. The Yankees are content to work the pitch count, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-stephen-vogt-reveals-1-key-takeaway-from-alcs-game-1-loss-to-yankees">Vogt should’ve used a more aggressive arm</a>. It backfired spectacularly and cost the Guardians Game 1.</p><h2><b>Guardians, Vogt should’ve known to not bring in Cantillo</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-Joey-Cantillo-throwing-one-in-the-dirt-vs.-the-New-York.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It took two to tango to put the Guardians in that position. Cobb allowed Soto to solo homer to start the inning, then walked Aaron Judge, Stanton and Volpe. The margin for error was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5844516/2024/10/15/cleveland-guardians-joey-cantillo-wild-alcs/" rel="noopener">razor thin</a> and Cantillo didn’t step up, per The Athletic’s Tyler Kepner.</p><p>“That performance was obviously the difference in the game,” Cantillo said. “So that’s on me.”</p><p>Cantillo came over from San Diego in 2020. The franchise believes in him long-term, as evidenced by Matthew Boyd’s high praise of him even after Monday’s struggles.</p><p>“He’s going to be an anchor for years to come,” said Boyd. “He’s a stud, a starter with four pitches. It just happens; we’re human. But he’ll be completely fine. He’s been so good for us this year. We wouldn’t be here without him.”</p><p>Game 2 of the ALCS begins Tuesday at 7:38 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Stephen Vogt decision vs. Yankees draws Chris Rose response

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-carlos-rodon-reveals-andy-pettittes-advice-before-solid-game-1-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Carlos Rodon reveals Andy Pettitte’s advice before solid Yankees Game 1 start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Carlos-Rodon-reveals-Andy-Pettittes-advice-before-solid-Game-1-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Carlos Rodon reveals Andy Pettitte’s advice before solid Yankees Game 1 start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T09:23:32-07:00">October 15th, 9:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T09:23:59-07:00">October 15th, 9:23am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón threw <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-how-carlos-rodon-channeled-robot-gerrit-cole-vs-guardians">some impressive innings</a> in Game 1 of the ALCS. Rodón finished the contest with six innings of work, and New York got a big 5-2 win. The hurler says former Yankees legend Andy Pettitte was very helpful to him.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/carlos-rodon-yankees-guardians-alcs-game-1" rel="noopener">He knows a lot about it</a>,” Rodón said, per Sports Illustrated. “Some would say he was pretty good in the postseason.”</p><p>Rodón says that he and Pettitte also talked a lot about energy, to prepare him for the important postseason outing on the mound. Pettitte’s advice was to conserve as much energy as possible off the mound, including keeping his emotions in check. This in turn was to help him focus on releasing it all on the mound.</p><p>“You have to be committed to the craft,” Rodón added. “That’s part of the craft.”</p><p>It seems to have worked wonderfully. Rodón struck out nine batters for New York in Game 1 of the ALCS, while allowing just one earned run on three hits through six strong innings.</p><p>“That’s what he’s capable of when he’s dialed in like that,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Rodón got the win in front of a sellout crowd, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-pda-at-yankees-alcs-win-over-guardians">that included celebrities</a> like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.</p><h2>Yankees are three wins away from a World Series</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-SP-Carlos-Rodon-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees look to take control of the ALCS series with Cleveland on Tuesday. New York is searching for its first World Series title in 15 years, and fans are restless to see the Bronx Bombers back on top.</p><p>New York fans have to be happy at the moment. Rodón may not be considered the household name in the rotation, but he has posted some strong numbers this season. He earned 16 wins during the year, and posted a 3.96 ERA with 195 strikeouts. While the hurler has had some up and down battles this season on the mound, the team still got a win from him on Monday night.</p><p>“I just celebrated us winning,” Rodón said. “That’s what I want.”</p><p>The Yankees have had a special season heading into the ALCS. New York won the AL East, and Aaron Judge <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-record-breaking-feat-cc-sabathia-reaction">smashed all sorts of franchise records</a> with his excellent hitting. The team found some solid stars to support him in Juan Soto and Jazz Chisholm. Yankees fans will accept nothing less than a World Series championship to cap off such a special campaign.</p><p>New York and Cleveland battle in Game 2 on Tuesday at 7:35 Eastern.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Carlos Rodon reveals Andy Pettitte’s advice before solid Yankees Game 1 start

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He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-new-york-alcs-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-in-attendance">Travis Kelce attended the New York Yankees</a>‘ ALCS Game 1 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-how-carlos-rodon-channeled-robot-gerrit-cole-vs-guardians">win over the Cleveland Guardians</a>.</p><p>During the game, Swift and Kelce engaged in some PDA, sharing a kiss. Photos from the Yankees-Guardians game caught the touching moment between the two.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚾| Taylor and Travis 😘🧢 <a href="https://t.co/ifdWjU5S56">pic.twitter.com/ifdWjU5S56</a></p><p>— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) <a href="https://twitter.com/swifferupdates/status/1846051872450531343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The two were enjoying a night out in New York City during the Chiefs’ bye week. Swift and Kelce are likely trying to spend as much time together as possible before the Eras Tour resumes and Kelce reports back to his team.</p><p>The Chiefs’ next game is on October 20 at 4:25 pm ET. They are going to have a Super Bowl LVIII rematch against the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>They were recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/taylor-swift-surprises-travis-kelce-with-intimate-35th-birthday-celebration">seen eating dinner with friends</a> Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Swift is known to be close to them, and they were seen eating in SoHo, New York, at the Corner Store restaurant.</p><p>The Yankees and Guardians kicked off the ALCS in grand fashion with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in attendance. The Yankees pulled off the 5-2 win, putting them one step closer to making another World Series.</p><p>On the other side, the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers are facing in the NLCS. The series is currently tied at one, with the Mets taking the second game 7-3. They will now head to Queens, New York, for the following three games on October 16-18.</p><h2><b>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Travis-Kelce-and-Taylor-Swift-at-the-Yankees-vs.-Guardians-ALCS-game.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>For over a year, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been in a relationship. They started dating after Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3 game against the Chicago Bears, which they won 41-10.</p><p>It all started after Kelce called her out on his New Heights podcast. He recalled seeing her Eras Tour and hoping to meet her after the show. However, she did not greet any of her VIP guests after the show, and he never got to give her his number.</p><p>Throughout the 2023 NFL season, Swift attended 13 of Kelce and the Chiefs’ games. These included their Super Bowl LVIII win over the 49ers.</p><p>So far in 2024, Swift has been to three of their games. She was at both of their first two games against the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>After missing their next two road games against the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers, she made her return to Arrowhead Stadium when the Chiefs faced the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>Coming up, the Chiefs will attempt to continue their undefeated streak. They will face the 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills in the coming weeks.</p><p>Swift is about to resume her Eras Tour for the final leg. There are 18 shows remaining on her itinerary before the blockbuster tour comes to an end. She will have performed 149 shows across the world when it is all said and done.</p><p>The final leg of the Eras Tour will take place in North America. Swift will take the tour to Florida, Louisiana, and Indiana before taking it to Canada for the last nine shows.</p><p>During each show, Swift takes her fans on a journey through her discography. Swift plays songs from almost all of her albums during each three-hour set.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engage in light PDA at Yankees’ ALCS win over Guardians

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carlos Rodon ran through some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-carlos-rodon-issues-nationals">bumps on the road</a> in the middle of the 2024 campaign, but to end the regular season, he started to get into a roll for the New York Yankees. However, his first start in the 2024 playoffs did not go according to plan. He lasted just 3.2 innings in Game 2 of the ALDS, allowing four runs en route to a 4-2 defeat. Thus, Rodon had plenty of motivation to turn things around in Game 1 of their ALCS clash against the Cleveland Guardians, and this time, he held his end of the bargain.</p><p>Rodon was mostly on point from the mound on Monday night in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-joey-cantillo-mlb-record-game-1-yankees">5-2 win for the Yankees</a>. There may have been a few shaky moments, but he was in control for the majority of the game — with his stuff and command being on point. In six innings of work, Rodon struck out nine while allowing just three hits — putting the Yankees in a position to start off the ALCS strongly.</p><p>Yankees fans wouldn’t have to look far and wide to discover the secret to Rodon’s excellent Game 1 start. The 31-year-old lefty studied how the ace of the Yankees staff, Gerrit Cole, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41801323/rodon-gem-hrs-soto-stanton-spark-yankees-game-1-win" rel="noopener">conducted himself in such a workmanlike manner</a> during his starts in the ALDS, especially during their series-clinching 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.</p><p>“It’s just like a robot walking to the dugout,” Rodon shared, per Jorge Castillo of ESPN.</p><p>Professional athletes are very competitive. If they weren’t, then they must find a new profession entirely. And in the heat of the competition, emotions boil over. During Rodon’s start in the ALDS, he let his emotions get the best of him, torpedoing his performance in the process.</p><p>Thus, Rodon had to channel his inner Cole — being even-keeled was a must, and it bore fruit for him in the form of a Yankees win.</p><p>“The goal was to just stay in control, stay in control of what I can do, obviously physically and emotionally. I thought I executed that well tonight,” Rodon added.</p><p>It’s not quite clear yet when Rodon will be making his next playoff start. Will the Yankees start him on three days of rest in Game 4? Or will they opt to give him his full cycle of rest so he could be fresh for a potential Game 5? Regardless, this newfound approach should help Rodon navigate the pressure of delivering under the postseason’s bright lights.</p><h2>Yankees start off the ALCS strongly</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-pitcher-Carlos-Rodon-55-reacts-after-a-pitch.jpg"></figure><p>The Yankees are the heavy favorite to win the AL pennant and advance to the World Series. On paper, they have such a deeper roster than the Guardians. However, postseason baseball is a different animal. Thus, it was important for the Yankees to start off the ALCS on the right foot, and that’s what they did — thanks in large part to Carlos Rodon’s contributions.</p><p>They also did enough on offense to keep the Guardians at bay; Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton were all responsible for driving in all their runs, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-reaches-babe-ruth-territory-after-439-foot-blast-vs-guardians">Yankees also capitalized</a> on some pitching errors from Joey Cantillo. They will want to keep the ball rolling in Game 2 later tonight at 7:38 PM E.T.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Yankees’ Carlos Rodon channeled ‘robot’ Gerrit Cole vs. Guardians

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