Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-27 · by The Associated Press

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MLB announced prime-time start times for the Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series, beginning Tuesday at approximately 8 p.m. EDT, broadcast by NBC. The other matchups in the AL and NL have varied start times earlier in the day, with the Cubs-San Diego series having late-night games starting at 10 p.m., televised on NBCSN. All games will also stream live on Peacock and feature Spanish-language coverage on Universo and Univision.
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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:

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.

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Topics

MLB NBC NBCSN NEW YORK Wild Card Series

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MLB ORG · 2× NBC ORG · 2× NBCSN ORG · 2× Arizona ORG · 1× Atlanta GPE · 1× Boston Red Sox ORG · 1× Major League Baseball’s ORG · 1× NEW YORK GPE · 1× Philadelphia GPE · 1× The New York Yankees ORG · 1×

Narrative

Atlanta’s series hosting Philadelphia or Arizona will have 2 p.m. games televised on NBC, and the Chicago White Sox series would start at 5 p.m. if at Texas and at 4 p.m. if at Houston, with games televised by NBCSN.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will get prime time exposure in Major League Baseball’s Wild Card Series.
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will get prime time exposure in Major League Baseball’s Wild Card Series. asserted
Yankees → get → Series
All three potential games in the AL first-round matchup that begins Tuesday will start at about 8 p.m. EDT and be televised by NBC, MLB said Sunday. asserted
MLB → begin → NBC
Atlanta’s series hosting Philadelphia or Arizona will have 2 p.m. games televised on NBC, and the Chicago White Sox series would start at 5 p.m. if at Texas and at 4 p.m. if at Houston, with games televised by NBCSN. asserted
series → host → NBCSN
The Chicago Cubs’ series at San Diego will have 10 p.m. EDT games and be televised by NBCSN. asserted
series → have → NBCSN
All games also will be streamed on Peacock in the first year of a contract with MLB that replaced ESPN as the Wild Card Series network. asserted
that → stream → network
Games will be televised with Spanish-language commentary on Universo and Univision. asserted
Games → televise → Universo
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