The New York Yankees Win the World Series

The New York Yankees are the 2009 champions of baseball. With a 7-3 victory in Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Yankees won the 27th World Series title of their history.

Hideki Matsui, who was named the World Series MVP, was the big bat in New York’s lineup in Game 6. He drove in six of their seven runs on the night. He started things off with a two-run blast in the second inning. In the third, he hit a two-run single. Finally, in the fifth inning, Matsui hit a two-run double.

Getting the win was Andy Pettitte. In 5.2 innings of work, he gave up three earned runs. Mariano Rivera got the final five outs to cement his legacy as the best closer in the history of baseball.

For the Phillies, it was close but no cigar. They put up a great fight in making it back to the World Series, however they just didn’t have quite the talent that the Yankees boast in nearly all facets of the game.

After an offseason that saw the Yankees spend hundreds of millions of dollars to bring a winner back to the Big Apple, the only thing that can be said is mission accomplished.

The New York Yankees are Champions for the 27th Time (Image: Zuma Press)