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The Yankees owe New York a World Series

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From left to right: Clint Frazier, Brett Gardner and Cameron Maybin stand for the national anthem on May 29. Photo by Frank Piscani.

The New York Yankees owe New York a World Series victory, and their superstars will be held responsible for winning it.

It’s that time of year again. The New York Yankees are in the postseason.

It was an unconventional season for the Bronx Bombers, however, as their historical identity as a financial juggernaut willing to do whatever it takes is not what won them the AL East.

Organizational depth did. Homegrown talent did. An underdog mentality did.

The Yankees sent the most players to the injured list in Major League Baseball history, but they fought for home field advantage throughout the postseason up until the final week of regular season play.

The "next man up" has always pulled through.

For the rest of New York’s premier sports franchises, though, it’s been a tough year.

The Mets made a late push for the postseason, but — predictably — flopped.

The Giants lost Odell Beckham Jr. and combined with the Bills and Jets for only 15 wins.

The Rangers were terrible.

But, hey, the Islanders and Nets actually made the playoffs! ...Except the Islanders were swept in the second round by the seventh seed Carolina Hurricanes and the Nets fell in the first round to the Philadelphia 76ers in only five games.

Meanwhile, archrival sports city Boston is winning championships left and right across all sports.

Exciting debuts from players like Pete Alonso and Daniel Jones help the outlook of New York’s future. As does the acquisitions of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.

On the year, however, not much has happened for New York. That’s why the Yankees owe us a championship.

New York has a higher standard for success than other cities. If it’s not a championship then it doesn’t matter.

The greatest franchise in the history of American sports can add to its glory and make up for yearlong misery in the world’s greatest city.

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A Yankees fan riles up the crowd against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 4. Photo by Frank Piscani

To do it, the Yankees will have to rely on their superstars. Gio Urshela, Austin Romine, Mike Ford, Mike Tauchman and Cameron Maybin willed the Yankees beyond injuries to Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Edwin Encarnacion, Miguel Andújar, Luis Severino and Dellin Betances, among others.

The Yankees have largely returned to health, so now it’s time for the stars to return the favor.

On the biggest stage, you need your biggest stars. The stars missed a lot of time in a 103-win season, so now they have to prove they deserve their roster spots.

They have to prove they’re the superstars.

They have to bring New York and their teammates a championship. After all, they owe it to us.

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