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Yankees playoff rematch with Red Sox finally set

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Joyce, G. (2026, September 25). Yankees playoff rematch with Red Sox finally set. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/sports/yankees-playoff-rematch-with-red-sox-finally-set/

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The Yankees will face off against the Red Sox for the second consecutive year in the AL wild-card round starting Tuesday in The Bronx. On Friday, the Red Sox secured the second wild card by beating the Cubs, setting up this rematch. Last year, the Yankees won the series with Cam Schlittler's dominant performance in Game 3 but were subsequently eliminated by the Blue Jays in the ALDS. This year, the Rays await as the AL East champions for the winner of the Yankees-Red Sox showdown. Despite narrowly winning the season series 7-6, the Yankees face a challenging match against the Red Sox, who boast a strong left-handed pitching lineup that may exploit New York's vulnerability if star slugger Aaron Judge is still sidelined due to a moderate calf strain.

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What long seemed likely is now official: The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is returning to the AL wild-card round. asserted

rivalry → seem → round

For the second straight year, the Yankees will host the Red Sox in the best-of-three series beginning Tuesday in The Bronx. asserted

Yankees → host → Bronx

The rematch was locked in on Friday after the Red Sox beat the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader to secure the second wild card. asserted

Sox → lock → card

The Yankees won last year’s playoff showdown, with Cam Schlittler dominating his hometown team in the clinching Game 3, though the momentum did not last long, as they fell to the Blue Jays in the ALDS. asserted

they → win → ALDS

This year, the AL East champion Rays will be awaiting the winner of the Yankees and Red Sox in the ALDS. asserted

Rays → await → ALDS

The Yankees narrowly claimed the season series against the Red Sox, 7-6. asserted

Yankees → claim → Sox

But their archrivals present a difficult matchup with a heavy dose of left-handed pitching, which could give the Yankees’ lefty-heavy lineup some trouble, especially if it is missing Aaron Judge, who is trying to make it back in time from a moderate calf strain. uncertain

who → present → strain

Yankees playoff rematch with Red Sox finally set

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