CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians came away with a 7-5 win over the Yankees in walk-off fashion in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday at Progressive Field. While the moments that were created by players will last a lifetime, many of them wouldn’t have happened without a move made by Guardians manager Stephen Vogt. Here is what Vogt had to say after Game 3.
Transcript courtesy of MLB: Who are The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports when it comes to fan happiness? See our list and how we ranked them. Q. Stephen, what your thoughts on that game? You’re giving up runs, hitting home runs.
What was the message to the team? STEPHEN VOGT: That was an incredible game on both sides. All the emotions, ups and downs, back and forth, you name it. If there’s an emotion, we all felt it on both sides.
I couldn’t be more proud of our guys. That’s exactly who we are. We never quit.
We get punched in the teeth pretty hard there in the eighth, and our guys stepped up huge for the guy that carried us all year long. That was really fun to see. Q.
For Jhonkensy Noel in particular, just knowing what he’s gone through the last few months and the struggles and just continuing to push through that, how special of a moment is that one just for him individually? STEPHEN VOGT: I mean, he pinch-hit to hit a homer. That’s why we sent him up there. The thing I can say about Jhonkensy, no matter what, he was struggling, not struggling, you name it, he steps .
