The Sultan of Swat. The Great Bambino. Babe Ruth is one of the best baseball players ever, and for one night, he was an Albany baseball hero.

The New York Yankees start a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. The two American League teams met for a four-game series at Yankee Stadium in May. The Mariners took the first two games of the series while the Bronx Bombers won the final two games.

The Kansas City Royals arrived in New York with a chance to conclude their difficult 20-game stretch against American League contenders on a high note. The Royals proved they were battle tested in defeat. KC fell 4-3 in 11 innings to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium and dropped to 80-67.

Long worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings. In the sixth, he escaped trouble by pitching around a leadoff walk and a wild pitch. He struck out Jasson Dominguez and Anthony Rizzo and also retired shortstop Oswaldo Cabrera to end the threat.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics MLB game to be played on September 20, 2024 on ESPN.