Yankees legend Derek Jeter throwing ceremonial Game 3 World Series first pitch
Although the momentum is strongly in the favor of the Los Angeles Dodgers through two games of the 2024 World Series, the New York Yankees can turn everything around at home. With a sense of uneasiness permeating the fandom, particularly after a nauseating Game 1 loss, perhaps the living person most synonymous with the Yankees pinstripes can spark a cosmic change in the atmosphere. Jeter won five championships with New York and seized World Series MVP honors in 2000 (.409 batting average, two home runs versus New York Mets).