Cleveland Guardians outfielder Jhonkensy Noel (43) reacts after a two-run home run against New York Yankees pitcher Luke Weaver (30) during the ninth inning in game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on Oct 17. David Dermer-Imagn Images

LISTEN: Cleveland Guardians Local Radio and Spanish Radio Calls of Game 3 Homers Were Amazing

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Oct 18, 2024 12:00 PM ET

On Thursday night, the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

With the win, the Guardians still trail the best-of-seven series 2-1, but they've made it a series heading into Game 4 on Friday night.

Game 3 was one of the best playoff games in recent memory, with Guardians slugger Jhonkensy Noel tying the game with a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and David Fry winning it with a home run in the bottom of the tenth.

The home runs themselves were incredible, but so were the ensuing calls from a variety of media. Brian Anderson (TBS) delivered some iconic calls, but so did Tom Hamilton (Guardians radio) and Rafa Hernandez-Brito on the Spanish-language broadcast.

Here's the call of the walk-off from Hamilton:

The radio call of the Guardians walkoff win from play-by-play guy Tom Hamilton. pic.twitter.com/9JC8KYgFlp
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) October 18, 2024

And the following is of Noel's home run - using the "Feliz Navidad" call since Noel's name is "Big Christmas."

The Spanish call of Jhonkensy Noel's game-tying home run is NEXT LEVEL pic.twitter.com/5IZkf9UpSD
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2024

When they say "how can you not be romantic about baseball?," this is what they are referring to.

It will certainly be hard to top Game 3, but we'll see what Game 4 has in store for these two teams.

First pitch from Progressive Field is set for 8:08 p.m. ET on Friday as Luis Gil (NYY) pitches against Gavin Williams (CLE).

This will be the first appearance in the playoffs for both pitchers, so we'll have to see how they fare, especially early. Rust could be a factor although both pitchers feature electric stuff.

Game 5 is set for Saturday.

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