<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0jv0jw_0wExqmJk00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0jv0jw_0wExqmJk00" width="832" height="447" ></figure>Well … that’s awkward.Look, these things happen in the playoffs. You get the big win, but the champagne celebration and beer showers are on the opposing team’s turf.So was the case on Saturday night when the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALCS to advance to the World Series.Naturally, they wanted to celebrate with a team photo, but they unintentionally took the shot in front of a big message on the Jumbotron thanking Guardian fans for the season.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Yankees posing for the team photo with “Thank You Fans” on the Guardians’ scoreboard is unintentionally hilarious <a href="https://t.co/UMlCXGRcVj">pic.twitter.com/UMlCXGRcVj</a>— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffEisenband/status/1847863681872277760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>The Yankees won, 5-2, after a stellar performance from Juan Soto, who hit a three-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lift the team up after being tied at two. It was a 402-foot shot during a seven-pitch at-bat.Game changer.The pinstripes took the AL pennant after a five-loss skid and will head to the Fall Classic.They celebrated in style despite being at Progressive Field.Please enable JavaScript to view the poll powered by Disqus. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WAY TO GO, BOYS 🍾 🍾 <a href="https://t.co/EIlpjnXEGW">pic.twitter.com/EIlpjnXEGW</a>— YES Network (@YESNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1847876218491654537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Congratulations to Aaron Judge.The <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yankees</a> Captain is headed to his first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldSeries</a> 👏 <a href="https://t.co/GZFmyugysl">pic.twitter.com/GZFmyugysl</a>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1847868697295090137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Yankee fans still showed up and stayed to watch the players party.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Yankees posing for the team photo with “Thank You Fans” on the Guardians’ scoreboard is unintentionally hilarious <a href="https://t.co/UMlCXGRcVj">pic.twitter.com/UMlCXGRcVj</a>— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffEisenband/status/1847863681872277760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>No Yankee celebration is complete without John Sterling on the call:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">John Sterling’s classic call.“Juan Soto makes the catch. Ballgame over. American League Championship Series over. Yankees win. THEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN. And the Yankees are going nuts on the field.”<a href="https://t.co/JUCUTKLxas">pic.twitter.com/JUCUTKLxas</a><a href="https://t.co/A2929fnbfv">https://t.co/A2929fnbfv</a>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1847848086153900487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>It’ll be the first Yankees appearance in the Fall Classic since 2009.</div></body>

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Yankees awkwardly pose before Guardians farewell sign during pennant celebration

Well … that’s awkward. Look, these things happen in the playoffs. You get the big win, but the champagne celebration and beer showers are on the opposing team’s turf. So was the case on Saturday night when the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALCS to advance to the World Series.