Switched to be a shortstop for the New York Yankees, Luke Weaver showed off his animal instincts. “It was like a ferocious wildcat just crawled out of me,” he said during a celebration at the clubhouse after Thursday night’s AL Division Series decider in Kansas City, speaking on Yes Network. New York will open the AL Championship Series at home against Cleveland or Detroit on Monday night, aiming to reach the World Series for the first time since winning its 27th championship in 2009. The Yankees’ relief hitters did not allow a run in 15 2/3 innings against the Royals. It was the third inning without allowing a run in a postseason series after Minnesota’s 18 1/3 against Toronto in the 1991 ALCS and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 17 against the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 NLCS.

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Weaver saved all three wins against the Royals, scattering five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings while allowing two hits. He has seven of seven save opportunities since replacing Clay Holmes as closer on September 6 and has thrown 29 of 55 strikeouts. Holmes has been the shortstop since replacing Aroldis Chapman at the start of the 2022 season, but the two-time All-Star has missed 13 of 43 save opportunities, tying the Yankees’ record shared by Goose Gossage and Dave Righetti.