It is a new day in the American League. The Astros and Orioles have both been eliminated, and the Yankees have a clear path to the World Series. Before that, they will face the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are hot right now after their impressive sweep against the Baltimore Orioles.

Since 2009, the New York Yankees have been to the playoffs ten times and have not been to a World Series since. The closest to a World Series was in 2017 when the Yankees came up short in seven games against the Houston Astros. The 2017 season was the Baby Bombers and Aaron Judge (should’ve been) MVP-like season. As well as the first year, sign stealing was used by Houston, as they went on to win the World Series...