The Guardians have certainly proved throughout the season that they belong in the same tier as the Yankees, Mets, and Dodgers. Cleveland has consistently been one of the top teams in baseball and even held MLB's best record at times this season.

The 2024 ALCS and NLCS are set. The Guardians became the final team to make it through when they took down the Tigers Saturday in a pivotal Game 5 thanks to a Lane Thomas grand slam off likely AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.

The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees are headed to the 2024 American League Championship Series! New York moved a step closer to its first World Series appearance since 2009 by knocking out the Kansas City Royals in four games and now will have to get past another American League Central team after Cleveland outlasted Detroit in a thrilling ALDS.