{"id":357256,"date":"2026-09-26T01:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357256\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T01:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:26:10","slug":"new-york-yankees-to-meet-boston-red-sox-in-playoffs-for-7th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357256\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox<\/a> vs. Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New York will host Boston in a best-of-three Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium starting Tuesday, with the winner advancing to an AL Division Series against Tampa Bay,<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s kind of been in the works here for probably the last month or so,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday. \u201cObviously a tremendous rivalry. The team\u2019s had a resurgent season after a really difficult start. I think they\u2019re really good. I felt that way all year. Also real confident if we play our game and pitch like we\u2019re capable of we got a good chance to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras, who leads the Red Sox with with 27 homers and 81 RBIs, is uncertain for the series after he was hit on his right hand by a pitch on Sept. 17.<\/p>\n

Boston clinched the second wild card by rallying from a three-run deficit to beat the Cubs<\/a> in a doubleheader opener. The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches on April 25 after a 10-17 start and rebounded to reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2016-2018.<\/p>\n

Promoted from Triple-A Worcester to an initial position of interim manager, Tracy was given a three-year contract on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Boston was 32-46 and last in the AL East through June 24. A four-game sweep of the Yankees at Fenway Park started a 32-5 stretch that included its first 15-game winning streak since 1946.<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s series, Boston won the opener behind an 11-strikeout, 117-pitch performance from Garrett Crochet<\/a>. The Yankees advanced with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 when Massachusetts native Cam Schlittler<\/a> struck out 12 in eight innings.<\/p>\n

New York won this year’s regular season series 7-6. The Yankees beat Boston in the 1999 and 2003 AL Championship Series and last year’s Wild Card Series, while Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win the 2004 ALCS, then won the 2018 ALDS and 2021 wild card game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what you want as a competitor,\u201d Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony<\/a> said of the matchup. \u201cThey\u2019re a great team. We\u2019re a great team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always play good baseball against them. They play good baseball against us. It\u2019s going to be a fun one. Great place to play. For us, where else would you rather be as a competitor?\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower in Boston contributed to this report<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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