Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit the game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Guardians new life and ultimately pull off their 7-5 victory Thursday over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field.

The Guardians found themselves down two runs to the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS, down to their final out, and needing a big hit. With a runner on base, pinch hitter Jhonkensy Noel stepped up to the plate against Yankees closer Lucas Weaver, representing the tying run.

The Guardians were down to their last out in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Yankees when Jhonkensy Noel came through with a towering two-run slam.

More than 35,000 fans at Progressive Field thought Jhonkensy Noel had come through with another late-inning miracle.

The Spanish broadcast call of Jhonkensy Noel's insane ALCS Game 3 blast fully encapsulated how all Guardians fans were feeling.

Big Christmas gifts Guardians fans with free baseball with game-tying homer in bottom of the 9th of ALCS Game 3.

Their surprising season came to a sudden finish late Saturday night with a 5-2 loss in 10 innings to the New York Yankees in Game 5 of an American League Championship Series that seemed to have a little bit of everything.

It was a moment 15 years in the making, a deep drive that cut through the October sky, climbing high and far and landing in the World Series. The Yankees acquired Juan Soto last winter to return them to the stage they once owned.

New York can reach the World Series for the first time since 2009 with a win in Game 5 on Saturday. Follow for updates.

The New York Yankees are headed to the 2024 World Series, courtesy of Juan Soto. Soto's three-run homer in the 10th inning of Game 5 powered the Yankees to