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The Yankees went on to defeat the Angels 4–2 in the ALCS, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 to win the 2009 World Series. Game 3 of the Twins–Yankees series was the final Major League Baseball game at the Metrodome, as the Twins moved into their new home stadium, Target Field, starting with the 2010 season.
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
The postseason began on October 7, 2009, and ended on November 4, 2009, with the Yankees defeating the defending World Series champion Phillies in the 2009 World Series. It was the Yankees' 27th title in franchise history, and their most recent title win, as well as the most recent title win by a team from New York City.
The Yankees tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the 9th, and Mariano Rivera shut the door in the 9th to give the Yankees their first postseason series victory since the 2004 ALDS. [ 93 ] Rodriguez played a pivotal role in the Division Series, hitting two home runs (both of which were game-tying), batting .455 (5-for-11), and collecting 6 ...
The New York Yankees haven't lost to the Twins in the playoffs in more than 15 years. Friday, they took Game 1 of the ALDS 10-4.
[1] [2] This came into play for the first time when the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins tied for the lead of the American League Central at the end of the regular season (October 4); the one-game playoff was played on October 6 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as the Twins won the season series, 11–7.
They met in the 2002 ALDS and 2005 ALDS with the Angels winning both series by 3–1 and 3–2. The Yankees held home-field advantage because they had a better regular-season record than Los Angeles Angels. The series, the 39th in league history, began on October 16 and ended on October 25.
Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series history. New York and Los Angeles met in 11 of the World Series in a 41-year span from 1941-81 that started when the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn.