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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Larry Fleisher The Associated Press
The New York Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium starting Tuesday, marking their seventh playoff meeting since 2018. Despite Boston's mid-season managerial changes and a rough start, they clinched the second wild card spot after overcoming a three-run deficit against the Cubs. Both teams have a strong rivalry history; the Yankees won last year’s series but lost in 2018 and 2004 to the Red Sox.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The articles you've shared highlight the highly anticipated baseball matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in their AL Wild Card series for the MLB playoffs. Here's a summary of key points:
- The series starts Tuesday, September 29th with Game 1 airing live at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
- It is a best-of-three series, with subsequent games scheduled for Wednesday (Game 2) and Thursday (Game 3 if necessary), all starting at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- This marks the 7th time these teams have met in the playoffs since 1978, highlighting their historic rivalry.
- Cam Schlittler will pitch for the Yankees in Game 1 while Payton Tolle takes the mound for Boston.
- Aaron Judge is not on New York's roster due to a calf injury but Giancarlo Stanton returns from injury.
- The winner of this series advances to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series.
These articles emphasize the excitement and historical significance of Yankees vs Red Sox playoff matchups, using them as opportunities to promote various TV/streaming options and betting deals.
Written for “Yankees Red Sox Wild Card Series” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.
Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
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postseason → start → Yankees
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,
“I think it’s kind of been in the works here for probably the last month or so,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday.
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Boone → host → month
The team’s had a resurgent season after a really difficult start.
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team → have → start
I think they’re really good.
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they → think → ?
I felt that way all year.
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I → feel → ?
Also real confident if we play our game and pitch like we’re capable of we got a good chance to move on.”
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we → play → chance
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.
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he → lead → Sept.
Boston clinched the second wild card by rallying from a three-run deficit to beat the Cubs in a doubleheader opener.
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Boston → clinch → 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.
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Sox → fire → 2016
Promoted from Triple-A Worcester to an initial position of interim manager, Tracy was given a three-year contract on Tuesday.
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Tracy → promote → Tuesday
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.
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that → start → 1946
In last year’s series, Boston won the opener behind an 11-strikeout, 117-pitch performance from Garrett Crochet.
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Boston → win → Crochet
The Yankees advanced with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 when Massachusetts native Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight innings.
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Schlittler → advance → innings
New York won this year’s regular season series 7-6.
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York → win → series
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.
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Boston → beat → ALDS
“That’s what you want as a competitor,” Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony said of the matchup.
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Anthony → ’ → matchup
“They’re a great team.
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They → ’re → ?
We’re a great team.
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We → ’re → ?
“We always play good baseball against them.
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We → play → them
They play good baseball against us.
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They → play → us
It’s going to be a fun one.
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It → go → ?
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AP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower in Boston contributed to this report
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Hightower → contribute → report
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