By the time the ball landed, so did the Yankees — right into the World Series for the first time in 15 years.
Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostThree outs later it was Yankees 5, Guardians 2, and it was a 41st American League pennant for the Yanks.
7 Juan Soto (right), Luis Gil (left) and Luke Weaver (top) enjoy a champagne celebration afterthe Yankees’ ALCS-clinching win over the Guardians.
7 Aaron Boone hugs Aaron Judge after the Yankees’ ALCS-clinching win over the Guardians.
Even the Yankees are allowed to behave like little kids when they win the pennant.

Yankees deserve to revel in long-awaited pennant before turning attention to real business ahead