Throwback: Yankees' Jorge Posada hits a two-run homer vs Red Sox in 1999 ALCS

Fenway Park, Yankees closing it out, and this team never let you back in. October 18, 1999. ALCS Game 5, Fenway Park. The Yankees are up 3 games to 1 on the Red Sox, trying to punch their ticket to a second straight pennant. Already leading 4-1 in the top of the 9th, Jorge Posada steps in and hits a two-run home run, extending New York’s lead to 6-1 and burying any last hope of a Fenway miracle. The Yankees would win 6-2, taking the series and advancing to their second consecutive World Series — which they’d go on to sweep. This was the Core Four era of Yankees baseball: Posada, Jeter, Rivera, and Pettitte, a group that grew up together in the organization and won with a chemistry that’s rarely been replicated. Four championships in five years wasn’t just about talent. It was about a group of guys who trusted each other completely, in moments exactly like this one.