Mon Apr 21 21:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Yankees Return to Cleveland, Site of Past Glory, Without Key Players
**CLEVELAND, OH** – The New York Yankees begin a three-game series in Cleveland today, marking their first return to Progressive Field since clinching the 2025 AL pennant there. The series holds significant sentimental value for the Yankees, as their 15-year championship drought ended in Cleveland last year, thanks in part to Juan Soto’s dramatic three-run homer in Game 5.
However, this year’s matchup will have a different feel. Key players from that victorious ALCS team—Soto, Gerrit Cole, and ALCS MVP Giancarlo Stanton—will be absent, with Cole and Stanton sidelined due to injury.
The series will be covered extensively on the team’s website, with previews, rivalry roundups, and retrospective pieces planned. Fans can catch the action on YES Network and Guardians TV, or listen on WFAN and WADO. The article also playfully posed a question to readers about the difficulty of looking back on the 2024 ALCS given Soto’s pivotal role.
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