Yankees reveal surprise World Series roster shuffle was due to hidden injury
We forgive you, Yankees fans, if you didn't notice any tweaks on the basepaths in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Guardians. We forgive you if you didn't pause for one second during Game 5 to consider whether someone on the active roster was nursing something they'd sustained mid-series. After all, both of those games were utterly heart-stopping. In fact, Game 4 featured the walk-off-winning run at the plate for the Guards with Tommy Kahnle on the mound -- twice.
Possible Yankees lineup configurations for Aaron Boone to consider for World Series
Aaron Boone largely kept a static lineup for the majority of the playoffs until it reached a point where the New York Yankees absolutely needed to switch things up in ALCS Game 3. Austin Wells could no longer hit cleanup. There was just no conceivable way, given the manner in which he was slumping.
Controversial postseason roster decisions Yankees should make in 2024 (but won't)
While the New York Yankees await their opponent for the first round of the playoffs, the team is likely (we hope) working behind the scenes to come up with their best possible postseason roster and lineup permutations when October commences. But, as we know with this organization, they very rarely...