Lane Thomas and Stephen Vogt were open and honest with each other in early September. The talk created a spark. Thomas became a Guardians ALDS hero.

The Cleveland Guardians advanced to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016 with a 7-3 victory in a winner-take-all Game 5

He said he believed the Guardians would be boarding a flight to New York later that day. What’s in New York? Why, the Yankees and the American League Championship Series that starts Monday night at Yankee Stadium.