{"id":357358,"date":"2026-09-26T03:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357358\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T03:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:46:58","slug":"new-york-yankees-to-meet-boston-red-sox-in-playoffs-for-7th-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357358\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.<\/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

“I think it’s kind of been in the works here for probably the last month or so,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday. “Obviously a tremendous rivalry. The team’s had a resurgent season after a really difficult start. I think they’re really good. I felt that way all year. Also real confident if we play our game and pitch like we’re capable of we got a good chance to move on.”<\/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 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’s series, Boston won the opener behind an 11-strikeout, 117-pitch performance from Garrett Crochet. The Yankees advanced with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 when Massachusetts native Cam Schlittler 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

“That’s what you want as a competitor,” Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony said of the matchup. “They’re a great team. We’re a great team.<\/p>\n

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

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