Red Sox to Face Off Against the Yankees in Wild Card Series on Tuesday
- The Boston Red Sox will face the New York Yankees in a best-of-three American League Wild Card series at Yankee Stadium, beginning Tuesday, September 29, 2026. This marks the second consecutive year these rivals have met in the opening round.
- After a 10-17 start, the Red Sox rallied to clinch the second Wild Card spot, while the Yankees secured home-field advantage by winning this year's regular-season series 7-6. The teams previously met in the 2025 postseason.
- Managing significant injuries, both teams await updates on key players, with the Red Sox uncertain about All-Star slugger Willson Contreras, who has 27 homers and 81 RBIs. The Yankees monitor Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.
- The winner advances to the American League Division Series against the American League East-winning Tampa Bay Rays. If either team wins the first two games, the series concludes early.
- This series marks the seventh playoff meeting between the two franchises, a rivalry that includes the 2018 ALDS and 2021 Wild Card game. The matchup underscores baseball's enduring classics.
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Analyzing Yankees' starting rotation vs Red Sox in Wild Card series
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Schlittler to start Yankees' Wild Card Series opener vs. Red Sox, followed by Fried and Cole
Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup
Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card preview: Big questions looming for both NY, Boston
Another October begins with baseball’s greatest rivalry clashing in the Bronx, as the Yankees host the Boston Red Sox for a second straight year in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series, beginning on Tuesday night. Taking advantage of a significantly subpar American League, the Yankees managed to tread water without Aaron Judge for more...
Boone Coy on Yankees' Game 1 Starter vs. Red Sox Despite Informing Fried, Schlittler of Decision
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone apparently isn't planning on giving the Boston Red Sox advance notice of which starting pitcher they'll be facing in Game 1 of the Wild Card round.
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