Juan Soto smashed a three-run home run in the 10th inning on Saturday that lifted the New York Yankees over Cleveland 5-2 and into their first World Series since 2009.

The 25-year-old Dominican outfielder crushed a fastball from Cleveland pitcher Hunter Gaddis over the centerfield wall to score the deciding runs in a thriller that sent the Yankees into their record 41st World Series overall.

Earlier on, Giancarlo Stanton had hit a two-run homer in the sixth to level the match at 2-2.

“It’s the best feeling in the game whenever you win and take your team to the World Series,” said Soto. “It’s the best feeling you can ever have. That’s what we play for.

“We did a really good job since day one. We’ve been working hard. Now we’re the best team in the American League.”

In an uncanny display of dominance throughout the 2024 National League Championship Series, the Dodgers have left the Mets reeling. Approaching game four, fans anticipated a thrilling matchup, but the Dodgers had other plans, continuing their bludgeoning of the Mets with a decisive 10-2 victory. This brings their series lead to a commanding 3-1, having outscored the Mets 30-9 overall.

The game’s tone was set from the very first inning when Jose Quintana, a postseason hero for the Mets, gave up a solo shot to Shohei Ohtani. It wasn’t just any home run; it was his first postseason hit without runners on base, setting an early tone that would haunt the Mets. Quintana managed to shake it off momentarily and closed the inning without further damage—a false promise of stability for what was to come.

But by the next inning, the Dodgers were unstoppable. The floodgates opened wide in the third, with a Tommy Edman double and an Enrique Hernandez single that plated two.

Though the Mets loaded the bases in the bottom of the third, only a single run scored off a scrappy effort by an injured Brandon Nimmo, who narrowly beat out a double play.

The Dodgers, however, showed no mercy, extending their lead with two runs each in both the fourth and sixth innings, before sealing the deal with an eighth-inning flurry. At this point, the Mets faced their toughest predicament yet—a daunting 3-1 series deficit in the NLCS.

With their World Series aspirations hanging by a thread, the Mets find themselves at a critical juncture. 

The Buffalo Bills piled further misery on the New York Jets with a 23-20 victory at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The Jets were playing for the first time since head coach Robert Saleh was dismissed, but interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was unable to steady the ship.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns and ran another to help his side to victory after two successive defeats.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 294 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception in a back-and-forth encounter.

Rodgers’ efforts helped New York to a 10-7 lead after the first quarter but they trailed 20-17 at half-time, despite a stunning Hail Mary pass from the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player, which was claimed by Allen Lazard.

Greg Zuerlein kicked the Jets level in the third quarter, but Tyler Bass registered a field goal of his own with three minutes and 43 seconds remaining to deliver victory.

It is a third straight defeat for the Jets, who fall to third in the AFC East on 2-4, behind the Miami Dolphins and the Bills, who lead the division on 4-2.