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{{Short description|MLB Playoff matchup between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox baseball league championship series
| alcs = yes
| year = 2019
| image = 2019_ALCS_Logo.svg
| champion = [[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] (4)
| champion_manager = [[A. J. Hinch]]
| champion_games = {{winpct|107|55|record=y}}, GA: 10
| runnerup = [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] (2)
| runnerup_manager = [[Aaron Boone]]
| runnerup_games = {{winpct|103|59|record=y}}, GA: 7
| date = October 12–19
| MVP = [[José Altuve]] (Houston)
| television = [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)<br />[[Major League Baseball on FS1|FS1]] (Games 2–6)
| announcers = [[Joe Buck]] (Games 1–3, 5–6), [[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]] (Game 4), [[John Smoltz]], [[Ken Rosenthal]] and [[Tom Verducci]]
| radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
| radio_announcers = [[Dan Shulman]], [[Chris Singleton (baseball)|Chris Singleton]] and [[Buster Olney]]
| umpires = [[Dan Bellino]], [[Cory Blaser]], [[Mark Carlson (umpire)|Mark Carlson]], [[Kerwin Danley]],  [[Mike Everitt (baseball)|Mike Everitt]] (crew chief, Games 4–6),{{efn|name=umpchange}} [[Marvin Hudson]],{{efn|name=replay}} [[Jeff Nelson (umpire)|Jeff Nelson]] (crew chief, Games 1–3),{{efn|name=umpchange|Nelson sustained a concussion during Game 3 and was replaced by Everitt for the remaining games.}} [[Bill Welke]]{{efn|name=replay|During the postseason, there are seven umpires to a crew.  One umpire is designated as the replay official and is assigned to MLB's New York office with replay officials for the first two games of the series.  At the first travel day, the replay official umpire is assigned to the field for the remainder of the series and one umpire from those games is reassigned to replay official. Hudson was the Game 1 and Game 2 replay official, while Welke was the replay official for the remaining games.}}
| LDS1 = [[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] over [[2019 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]] (3–2)
| LDS2 = [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] over [[2019 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] (3–0)
}}
The '''2019 American League Championship Series''' was a best-of-seven series between the two winners of the [[2019 American League Division Series]], the [[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] and [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]], for the [[American League]] (AL) [[Pennant (sports)|pennant]] and the right to play in the [[2019 World Series]]. The Astros defeated the Yankees in six games, advancing to face the [[2019 National League Championship Series|2019 National League champions]], the [[Washington Nationals]], whom they lost to in seven games.

The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros, having the better regular season record, hosting the first two and last two (if necessary) games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/postseason |title=MLB Postseason |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> The series was the 50th in league history,{{efn|The ALCS was first played in 1969; the 10th series was 1978 and the 20th series was 1988. As there was no postseason in 1994 due to a work stoppage, the 30th series was 1999 and the 40th series was 2009, making 2019 the 50th series.}} with [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]/[[Major League Baseball on FS1|FS1]] televising all games in the United States.

For the third straight year, [[Major League Baseball]] sold [[Naming rights|presenting sponsorship]]s to all of its postseason series; as with the [[2019 National League Championship Series|NLCS]], this ALCS was sponsored by [[GEICO]] and officially known as the '''2019 American League Championship Series presented by GEICO'''.<ref>[https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/10/espns-cross-platform-coverage-of-the-2019-mlb-postseason/ ESPN's Cross-Platform Coverage of the 2019 MLB Postseason – ESPN Press Room U.S.]. ''espnpressroom.com''. Retrieved on October 10, 2019.</ref>

==Background==
The best-of-five [[2019 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] were scheduled for October 4–10.

The top-seeded [[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] won their first two games against the [[2019 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], winner of the [[2019 American League Wild Card Game|American League Wild Card Game]]. The Rays won the next two games to force a deciding Game 5, which Houston won to advance to their third straight ALCS; each game of the series was won by the home team. Houston was 1–1 in prior ALCS appearances. When they competed in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]], Houston was 1–3 in [[National League Championship Series|NLCS]] appearances.

The second-seeded [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] swept their series against the third-seeded [[2019 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] to clinch their 17th ALCS appearance. New York was 11–5 in prior ALCS appearances.
{{further|American League Championship Series}}

This series was a sequel to the [[2017 American League Championship Series|2017 ALCS]], which the Astros won in seven games, and the third overall postseason meeting between the two teams. The Astros and Yankees faced each other seven times during the 2019 regular season, with the Astros winning four of those games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/grid/_/year/2019 |title=MLB Standings Grid – 2019 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>

==Summary==
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = Houston
| leader =
| score = 4–2

| date1 = October 12
| score1 = '''New York Yankees''' – 7, Houston Astros – 0
| loc1 = [[Minute Maid Park]]
| time1 =3:11
| att1 =43,311
| ref1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_12/gid_2019_10_12_nyamlb_houmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 1 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

| date2 = October 13
| score2 = New York Yankees – 2, '''Houston Astros''' – 3 {{small|(11)}}
| loc2 = Minute Maid Park
| time2 =4:49
| att2 =43,359
| ref2 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_13/gid_2019_10_13_nyamlb_houmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 2 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

| date3 = October 15
| score3 = '''Houston Astros''' – 4, New York Yankees – 1
| loc3 = [[Yankee Stadium]]
| time3 =3:44
| att3 =48,998
| ref3 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_15/gid_2019_10_15_houmlb_nyamlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 3 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

| date4 = October 17
| score4 = '''Houston Astros''' – 8, New York Yankees – 3
| loc4 = Yankee Stadium
| time4 =4:19
| att4 = 49,067
| ref4 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_17/gid_2019_10_17_houmlb_nyamlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 4 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

| date5 = October 18
| score5 = Houston Astros – 1, '''New York Yankees''' – 4
| loc5 = Yankee Stadium
| time5 =2:59
| att5 =48,483
| ref5 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_18/gid_2019_10_18_houmlb_nyamlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 5 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

| date6 = October 19
| score6 = New York Yankees – 4, '''Houston Astros''' – 6
| loc6 = Minute Maid Park
| time6 =4:09
| att6 =43,357
| ref6 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2019/month_10/day_19/gid_2019_10_19_nyamlb_houmlb_1/boxscore_col.html |title=Game 6 boxscore |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
|}}

==Game summaries==

===Game 1===
[[File:Gleyber Torres (42461150240).jpg|thumb|right|[[Gleyber Torres]] was 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs in Game 1.]]
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Game 1 starting pitchers were [[Masahiro Tanaka]] for the Yankees and [[Zack Greinke]] for the Astros. The Yankees scored first with [[Gleyber Torres]] driving in [[DJ LeMahieu]] in the top of the fourth inning. They added two runs in the top of the sixth, on home runs by Torres and [[Giancarlo Stanton]], and added two more runs in the top of the seventh, via four consecutive two-out singles, with Torres collecting two more RBIs. In the top of the ninth, the Yankees extended their lead to 7–0, via a leadoff homer by [[Gio Urshela]] and another RBI by Torres, this one coming on a [[fielder's choice]], as LeMahieu scored from third on a groundout. [[Jonathan Loáisiga]] concluded matters, pitching the bottom of the ninth, with the game ending on a [[Michael Brantley]] fly out to [[Cameron Maybin]] as the Yankees took a 1–0 series lead. Tanaka earned the win, allowing just one hit while striking out four and facing the minimum in his six innings (18 batters). Greinke was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out six.

===Game 2===
[[File:Carlos_Correa_2018.jpg|thumb|right|[[Carlos Correa]] hit a walk-off home run in Game 2, tying the series at one game all.]]
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Game 2 starting pitchers were [[James Paxton (baseball)|James Paxton]] for New York and [[Justin Verlander]] for Houston. Houston scored first, as [[Carlos Correa]] doubled in [[Alex Bregman]] who had singled to lead off the bottom of the second inning. Yankees manager [[Aaron Boone]] removed Paxton after {{frac|2|1|3}} innings—Paxton had allowed one run on four hits while striking out three. The Yankees took a 2–1 lead in the fourth, with [[Aaron Judge]] homering after [[DJ LeMahieu]] had walked. Houston tied the game in the fifth, on a home run by [[George Springer]]. Verlander departed after {{frac|6|2|3}} innings, having allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven. With no further scoring through regulation, the game went to [[extra innings]]. After a scoreless tenth inning, Correa led off the 11th with a home run off [[J. A. Happ]] to give the Astros a 3–2 win and tie the series at 1, going into Yankee Stadium for the next three games.

===Game 3===
[[File:Gerrit Cole 2018 (2).jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Gerrit Cole]] pitched seven shutout innings in Game 3.]]
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|HomeHR= [[Gleyber Torres]] (2)
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Game 3 starting pitchers were [[Gerrit Cole]] for the Astros and [[Luis Severino]] for the Yankees. The Astros scored first on a home run by [[José Altuve]] in the first inning. [[Josh Reddick]] followed with another homer in the second. The game was delayed by 20 minutes before the top of the fifth inning, as home plate umpire [[Jeff Nelson (umpire)|Jeff Nelson]] had to leave the game, due to the effects of being hit by a foul ball during the top of the fourth inning; [[Kerwin Danley]], who had been the second base umpire, took over behind the plate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/15/umpire-injury-causes-outrageous-yankees-astros-game-3-delay/ |title=Umpire injury causes outrageous Yankees-Astros Game 3 delay |first=Dan |last=Martin |website=[[New York Post]] |date=October 15, 2019 |access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> Severino left the game in the fifth inning after allowing two runs on five hits, walking three and striking out six in {{frac|4|1|3}} innings. Houston added two runs in the seventh on a wild pitch by Yankee relief pitcher [[Zack Britton]] that allowed Altuve to score, and a sacrifice fly by [[Yuli Gurriel]] that scored [[Michael Brantley]]. Cole pitched seven shutout innings for the Astros, allowing four hits with five walks and seven strikeouts. [[Gleyber Torres]] put the Yankees on the board in the eighth inning with a home run off [[Joe Smith (pitcher)|Joe Smith]]. Houston closer [[Roberto Osuna]] pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the postseason.

===Game 4===
[[File:George Springer in 2017 (36077792615).jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[George Springer]] hit his second home run of the series in Game 4.]]
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Game 4 was originally scheduled for October 16, but was postponed and rescheduled to October 17 due to the "[[Explosive cyclogenesis|bomb cyclone]]" that hit the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/16/bomb-cyclone-noreaster-to-hit-new-york-maine-wind-rain/3996545002/ |title=Powerful coastal storm known as a 'bomb cyclone' will blast the Northeast from New York to Maine |first=Doyle |last=Rice |website=[[USA Today]] |date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Hoch>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/oct-16-alcs-game-4-postponed |title=Wednesday's ALCS Game 4 postponed |first=Bryan |last=Hoch |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Umpire [[Jeff Nelson (umpire)|Jeff Nelson]] was removed from the umpiring crew after tests indicated he suffered a concussion during Game 3; he was replaced by [[Mike Everitt (baseball)|Mike Everitt]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/alcs-home-plate-umpire-jeff-nelson-will-miss-remainder-of-series-after-suffering-a-concussion-in-game-3/ |title=ALCS home plate umpire Jeff Nelson will miss remainder of series after suffering a concussion in Game 3 |first=Katherine |last=Acquavella |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>

The Yankees scored once in the first inning, forcing in a run with two walks after having runners on first and second with two out. The Astros took a 3–1 lead in the third inning, via a three-run home run by [[George Springer]]. Houston starting pitcher [[Zack Greinke]] exited after {{frac|4|1|3}} innings, having allowing one run on three hits and striking out five. New York starter [[Masahiro Tanaka]] was removed one batter into the sixth inning; he was replaced by [[Chad Green (pitcher)|Chad Green]], who gave up a three-run home run to [[Carlos Correa]] three batters later. Tanaka was charged with four runs on four hits, while striking out one. A two-run home run by [[Gary Sánchez]] in the bottom of the sixth cut the Astros' lead to 6–3. A double by [[Alex Bregman]] followed by two Yankee errors gave the Astros a run in the eighth. With runners on first and third and nobody out, Yankee left-hander [[CC Sabathia]] entered the game in relief of [[Adam Ottavino]] and threw 20 pitches to five batters, retiring two, before leaving with a shoulder injury to a standing ovation from fans and players on both teams. The Yankees removed Sabathia from their roster the next day, rendering him ineligible to pitch in the World Series and ending his storied 19-year career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cc-sabathia-likely-final-career-appearance|title=CC taken off Yanks roster, ending storied career|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref> Houston extended their lead to 8–3 in the ninth inning, on an error, wild pitch, and single. The Yankees were unable to score in the bottom of the ninth, as [[Roberto Osuna]] concluded matters by retiring [[Gleyber Torres]] on a flyout to Springer and the Astros were a victory away from playing Washington in the World Series.

===Game 5===
[[File:Aaron Hicks on May 5, 2016.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A three-run home run by [[Aaron Hicks]] provided the Yankees' winning margin in Game 5.]]
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Game 5 was originally scheduled for October 17, but was rescheduled to October 18 when Game 4 was postponed.<ref name=Hoch/> Pitcher [[CC Sabathia]], who had left Game 4 with a shoulder injury, was removed from the Yankees' postseason roster and replaced by [[Ben Heller]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cc-sabathia-likely-final-career-appearance |title=CC taken off Yanks roster, ending storied career |first=Bryan |last=Hoch |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Astros took an early 1–0 lead, as [[George Springer]] led off the game with an infield single, went to second on a passed ball, advanced to third on a ground out, and then scored on a wild pitch. [[DJ LeMahieu]] tied the game with a home run to lead off the bottom of the first, followed four batters later by an [[Aaron Hicks]] three-run homer that hit the right-field foul pole to give the Yankees a 4–1 lead. New York starting pitcher [[James Paxton (baseball)|James Paxton]] left after six innings, having allowed one run on four hits while striking out nine. Houston starter [[Justin Verlander]] went seven innings, striking out nine while allowing four runs on five hits, and suffered the loss. With no scoring other than in the first inning, [[Aroldis Chapman]] set down the side in order in the top of the ninth, earning his second [[Save (baseball)|save]] this postseason, as he retired Springer on a groundout to [[Gio Urshela]] to send the series back to Houston and extend the Yankees' season. This was the first game in MLB postseason history (1,609 games) that both teams scored in the first inning, then were held scoreless the rest of the game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abc13.com/sports/mlb-playoffs-daily-astros-yankees-race-back-to-houston/5630665/ |title=MLB Playoffs Daily: Astros, Yankees race back to Houston |work=[[ESPN]] |via=[[KTRK-TV]] |date=October 19, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref>

===Game 6===
[[File:José_Altuve_2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A walk-off home run by [[José Altuve]] in Game 6 sent the Astros to the World Series.]]
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In a "bullpen game",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-playoffs-alcs-game-6-is-all-about-the-bullpens-does-that-favor-the-yankees-or-astros/ |title=MLB playoffs: ALCS Game 6 is all about the bullpens -- does that favor the Yankees or Astros? |first=Mike |last=Axisa |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=October 19, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref> the starting pitchers were [[Brad Peacock]], who had pitched a scoreless eighth inning in Game 5 for Houston, and [[Chad Green (pitcher)|Chad Green]] for New York. [[Yuli Gurriel]] gave Houston an early lead, with a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. Green left after the first inning, having allowed three runs on two hits, while recording one strikeout. The Yankees closed to 3–1 in the second inning, after [[Didi Gregorius]] doubled and [[Gary Sánchez]] hit an RBI single with two out. Peacock left after {{frac|1|2|3}} innings, having allowed a run on two hits while striking out two batters. A [[Gio Urshela]] home run in the top of the fourth inning trimmed Houston's lead to 3–2. In the bottom of the sixth, [[Alex Bregman]] hit into a [[fielder's choice]], scoring the fourth run for the Astros. In the top of the ninth inning, an Urshela single was followed two batters later by a [[DJ LeMahieu]] home run that tied the game at four. After [[George Springer]] extended the bottom of the ninth with a two-out walk, [[José Altuve]] hit a [[Walk-off home run|walk-off]] two-run [[home run]] off [[Aroldis Chapman]] to win the game and send the [[Astros]] to their second [[World Series]] in three years; it was also the [[2017 American League Championship Series#Game 2|second time]] in two years that Chapman gave up the winning hit in a tied ALCS game in the ninth inning. Altuve's pennant-winning homer was the fifth to end any LCS, after [[Chris Chambliss]] ([[1976 American League Championship Series|1976 ALCS]]), [[Aaron Boone]] ([[2003 American League Championship Series|2003 ALCS]]), [[Magglio Ordonez]] ([[2006 American League Championship Series|2006 ALCS]]), and [[Travis Ishikawa]] ([[2014 National League Championship Series|2014 NLCS]]).

During the trophy ceremony to present the league trophy, Jose Altuvé was named [[League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award|series MVP]] for Houston, becoming the first Astros position player to win the LCS MVP Award (all previous Astros to win the award were pitchers).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27883067/astros-jose-altuve-named-mvp-al-championship-series |title=Astros' Jose Altuve named MVP of AL Championship Series |website=[[ESPN]] |date=October 20, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref>

With this loss, the 2010s became the first decade since the 1910s not to have the Yankees play in a World Series,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/last-decade-yankees-didnt-win-a-pennant-1.37654954 |title=The last decade when the Yankees didn't win an American League pennant |first=Neil |last=Best |website=[[Newsday]] |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> as their last appearance (and title) was in [[2009 World Series|2009]], and the second decade that the Yankees did not win at least one World Series (lost to the Dodgers in 1981 in their only appearance in the World Series in the 1980s).

====The Jose Altuve home run call====
* [[Major League Baseball on FS1|FS1]], with [[Joe Buck]]:

::''ALTUVE! HAS JUST SENT THE ASTROS TO THE WORLD SERIES!''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/joe-buck-lets-the-moment-do-the-talking-after-jose-altuves-pennant-clinching-home-run.html | title=Joe Buck lets the moment do the talking after Jose Altuve's pennant-clinching home run | date=October 20, 2019 }}</ref>

===Composite line score===
2019 ALCS '''(4–2)''': '''[[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]]''' beat [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]
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==Aftermath==
During clubhouse celebrations after the Astros won Game 6 of the 2019 ALCS, Astros assistant general manager [[Brandon Taubman]] taunted a group of nearby female reporters by aggressively praising Astros relief pitcher [[Roberto Osuna]], an alleged domestic abuser. The Astros had received backlash after trading for Osuna near the 2018 trade deadline as he was serving a 75-game suspension after serious domestic violence accusations. Taubman, who was involved in the acquisition of Osuna, was defensive of Osuna's performance as a reliever and overall presence on the team. Taubman had previously complained about the fact that one of the reporters in the group had a practice of tweeting out a domestic violence hotline number whenever Osuna took the mound for the Astros.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |title=Astros Executive's Rant At Reporters Draws Firestorm On Eve Of Series |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/22/772368868/astros-executives-rant-at-reporters-draws-firestorm-on-eve-of-series |website=NPR.org |access-date=24 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> After the season, Taubman was placed on [[List of people banned from Major League Baseball|MLB's ineligible list]] through at least the end of the 2020 season as a result of his behavior.

The Astros would go on to lose the [[2019 World Series]] to the National League Champion [[Washington Nationals]] in seven games with the road team winning all seven games, Washington won 1, 2, 6, and the deciding [[Game 7]] at [[Minute Maid Park]] in [[Houston]] and Houston won all three games at [[Nationals Park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]
[[File:Gerrit Cole with the New York Yankees in 2020 spring training camp.jpg|thumb|[[Gerrit Cole]], a New York Yankees fan growing up, signed with them as a free agent]]
On December 18, 2019, the Yankees signed free agent pitcher [[Gerrit Cole]] away from the Astros,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Snyder|first1=Matt|last2=Anderson|first2=B.J.|title=Gerrit Cole signs with Yankees for record-breaking $324 million deal|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/gerrit-cole-signs-with-yankees-for-record-breaking-324-million-deal/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}}</ref> only sparking the recent rivalry between the two clubs which started during the [[2017 American League Championship Series]].

The animosity between the two teams only grew stronger in January of the next year, due to the revelations of the [[Houston Astros sign stealing scandal]] during the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venook|first=Jeremy|date=2020-01-19|title=The Astros' Cheating Scandal Rewrites a Decade of Baseball History|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/01/the-astros-scandal-rewrites-a-decade-of-mlb-history/605185/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> Hours after MLB announced its findings, Astros owner [[Jim Crane]] fired Luhnow and Hinch, while a day later the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] fired [[Alex Cora]], who had been the bench coach for the 2017 Astros.  A week later, the [[New York Mets]] and [[Carlos Beltrán]], who was hired as their manager in the 2019–2020 offseason, mutually agreed to part ways, as he was the only then-Astros player called out by name for his involvement in the scheme. It was speculated by fans, the media, and even Yankees players that the Astros possibly cheated during the 2019 ALCS, but those allegations were denied by the Astros and Commissioner [[Rob Manfred]], and no proof was ever found to claim wrongdoing in the ALCS.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pickman|first=Ben|title=Manfred Addresses Buzzers, Astros Scandal at Press Conference|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/02/16/rob-manfred-buzzer-allegation-press-conference-astros|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-18|title=Hinch blows whistle, calls sign stealing suspicions 'a joke'|url=https://apnews.com/article/c12ebc117afd4525b6660aec020131c3|access-date=2021-02-09|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>

Houston would replace Luhnow with [[Tampa Bay Rays]] vice president of baseball operations [[James Click]], while veteran manager [[Dusty Baker]] took over for Hinch. Hinch and Cora would find work shortly after their season long suspensions ended, as Hinch became the manager of the [[Detroit Tigers]] and Cora was re-hired by the Red Sox. While Beltran has not found a major league manager job, he was hired in 2022 to broadcast games for the Yankees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/carlos-beltran-returns-to-baseball-as-yankees-television-analyst-with-the-yes-network/amp/|title = Carlos Beltrán returns to baseball as Yankees television analyst with the YES Network}}</ref>

While the Yankees signed a current ace in Gerrit Cole during the off-season, their former ace [[C.C. Sabathia]] retired at the season's end. His Game 4 relief appearance was the last of his career.

The Astros and Yankees nearly met again for a chance at the American League pennant for the third time in four years, but the Yankees lost to the Rays in a winner-take-all elimination game in the [[2020 American League Division Series]]. In that series, [[Aroldis Chapman]] also gave up a game- and-series clinching home run to Rays outfielder [[Mike Brosseau]] in the 8th inning. The Rays beat the Astros in the ALCS that year, but Houston rebounded in 2021 with a victory over the [[Boston Red Sox]] (who had beaten the Yankees in the Wild Card Game) in six games in the [[2021 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] to become the first AL team to make three World Series appearances in a five-year span since the Yankees in the early 21st century. However, the Astros were defeated in the [[2021 World Series]] by the Braves.

In the [[2022 American League Championship Series]], the Astros and Yankees faced off for the American League pennant for the third time in the last six years. The Astros won in four games and later defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the [[2022 World Series]], giving them their second championship in franchise history.

==See also==
* [[2019 National League Championship Series]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-altuve-walk-off-homer-clinches-al-pennant-for-astros |title=Altuve's walk-off winner sends Astros to Series |first=Brian |last=McTaggart |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=October 20, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2019}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/10/12/astros-yankees-alcs-preview-prediction/3948849002/ |title=ALCS preview: Astros vs. Yankees is the marquee matchup of the postseason |first=Bob |last=Nightengale |website=[[USA Today]] |date=October 12, 2019 |access-date=October 12, 2019}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-astros-pros-cons-alcs-game-4-rainout |title=How does G4 rainout affect ALCS? |first=Do-Hyoung |last=Park |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}

==External links==
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2019_ALCS.shtml 2019 American League Championship Series at Baseball Reference]

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