Yankees News: Dynasty years revival, World Series champ dies, Gleyber Torres history

It's been said many times that the modern day New York Yankees need to dig deep and find that "edge" possessed during the dynasty years from 1996-2000. Nobody ever said it was easy, but something needed to shift for the Bombers in 2024. They had gotten thoroughly knocked around in the playoffs from 2018-2022 (and missed October in 2023).

But this year? They're going to the World Series. That's right. Call the path easy. Whine about it all you want, haters. But this is what you now must watch.

Though the Yankees have still been rather frustrating during these playoffs, they have still been good enough. And it appears they've brought the vibes with them. Even though they lost Game 3 of the ALCS, that eighth inning was arguably the most electrifying moment of the postseason up until the Cleveland Guardians responded.

New York won Game 4 in what was another thriller, and fans started to notice a "vintage" look among the team. What was it, though?

The beautiful old school turtlenecks, that's what! Some Yankees players wanted to bring back to the look for this year's postseason to channel the dynasty years, and it turns out they actually procured some olds ones to get the actual feel of yesteryear.

Yankees World Series: Dynasty turtlenecks bringing the right vibes

Keep the vibes going, boys. The last two games have completely altered the complexion of this team, and all of a sudden they feel like the favorites to lift the Commissioner's Trophy.

Yankees World Series champion Bud Daley passes away

In another storyline that saw worlds collide during the ALCS, the Yankees and Guardians learned of Bud Daley's passing on Saturday. Daley died just barely two weeks after his 92nd birthday.

The former left-handed pitcher started his career with Cleveland (he played for the Indians from 1955-1957) but ended it with the Yankees. That was the much more successful portion of his professional baseball tenure. He helped New York win the World Series in 1961 and 1962.

The Yankees picked him up via a trade with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 after he logged two All-Star campaigns in 1959 and 1960. Daley's relief efforts in the 1961 World Series (7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 0 BB) earned him a win in the Game 5 clincher. He recorded the final out, too.

Daley's career ended after the 1964 season as injuries derailed his ninth and 10th years in the league, but his 1959-1962 campaigns were more than enough to write the story of a successful career.

As for more World Series talk/accomplishments, Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto made history the last couple nights. Torres came first after he reached based seven times in the first inning of this current playoff run on Friday night, which is the most ever by a Yankee. Soto tied that mark at six on Friday night as well.

Torres extended that streak to eight on Saturday with another first-inning single and Soto reached seven with a single of his own.

Torres is significantly altering his market in free agency. It's unclear if a return to the Yankees is in the cards — especially after his price tag has dramatically increased with his performances — but you can bet more teams will enter the bidding after watching how he performed since mid-August.

Moving Torres to the leadoff spot in the lineup has changed everything. Aaron Boone deserves credit for pulling the trigger. Torres deserves credit for locking in and stepping up in a role that desperately needed a jolt to set the table for Soto and Judge.

We'll say it again: the New York Yankees are going to the World Series. And it took the most wholesome of team efforts.