<p>The New York Yankees punch their ticket to the World Series as they take Game 5 of the ALCS and the series from the Guardians, Newsday reporter Erik Boland reports from Cleveland</p>


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After fouling off four straight pitches, Juan Soto crushed a 402-foot homer in the top of the 10th inning to give the Yankees their 41st AL pennant. 

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Free agency is going to make him a very wealthy man, but for now, he's concentrating on the task at hand.

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