For the first time since the 1910s, the New York Yankees will have gone an entire decade without a World Series appearance.
That fun fact was brought to you by Jose Altuve, whose walk-off home run Saturday night sent the Yankees packing and the Houston Astros to their second Fall Classic in three seasons. Altuve took Aroldis Chapman deep with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, staving off a Yankees comeback that took place earlier in the inning on a DJ LeMahieu bomb to tie the game.
“I've said things for five years now, I've talked about how great this guy is, and he continues to exceed expectations.