New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone holds up the American League Championship trophy after Game 5 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Cleveland.

Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 10-5 to join the New York Yankees in the World Series. Tommy Edman and Will Smith both hit two-run home runs to seal a 4-2 National League series final victory and book their fourth World Series appearance in the past eight seasons.

The New York Yankees can finally breathe. They can also sleep late, decide that they want nothing to do with baseball for a day or two and recharge after a grueling extra-inning victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series that finished late Saturday night with a wild celebration that stretched well into Sunday morning.