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New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time

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Fleisher, L. (2026, September 26). New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/new-york-yankees-to-meet-boston-red-sox-in-playoffs-for-7th-time/article_f14ec3b7-093a-5b38-8018-d805114086c6.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-26 · by Larry Fleisher

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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.
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Larry Fleisher
15 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Three nights after becoming the first Rangers goalie to score, Shesterkin got his fourth career assist when he made a long pass to Will Cuylle before Tolvanen scored for the third straight game.
🔮 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.
🔮 Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
🔮 New York is 93-68 and with a win in its season finale would become the first team with the same record in three straight years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
🔮 CC Sabathia saw many ceremonies honoring former players during 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and never envisioned he would be an honoree.
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Volpe was set to make his first career big league appearance at third base for the New York Yankees in the opener of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
🔮 Lombard started his trickery with a stutter step and wound up scoring on a slide that will long be replayed.
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt is back on the injured list and will miss the AL Wild Card Series, sidelined by right biceps neuritis that developed following his return from Tommy John surgery.
🔮 Tampa Bay (96-61) opened a six-game lead over the second-place Yankees (90-67) with five to play and will be the No. 1 seed with home-field advantage in the American League playoffs.
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Tong will return to the big leagues on Monday and the New York Mets intend to keep the right-hander in their rotation for the final weeks of the season.
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Boston NEW YORK Red Sox Yankees the Red Sox

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Boston ORG · 7× Yankees ORG · 5× NEW YORK GPE · 3× Red Sox ORG · 2× the Red Sox ORG · 2× Aaron Boone PERSON · 1× Alex Cora PERSON · 1× Cubs ORG · 1× Tampa Bay ORG · 1× Willson Contreras PERSON · 1×

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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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🔮 Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees. asserted
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. asserted
Boone → host → month
The team’s had a resurgent season after a really difficult start. asserted
team → have → start
I think they’re really good. asserted
they → think → ?
I felt that way all year. asserted
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.” asserted
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. asserted
he → lead → Sept.
Boston clinched the second wild card by rallying from a three-run deficit to beat the Cubs in a doubleheader opener. asserted
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. asserted
Sox → fire → 2016
Promoted from Triple-A Worcester to an initial position of interim manager, Tracy was given a three-year contract on Tuesday. asserted
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. asserted
that → start → 1946
In last year’s series, Boston won the opener behind an 11-strikeout, 117-pitch performance from Garrett Crochet. asserted
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. asserted
Schlittler → advance → innings
New York won this year’s regular season series 7-6. asserted
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. asserted
Boston → beat → ALDS
“That’s what you want as a competitor,” Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony said of the matchup. asserted
Anthony → ’ → matchup
“They’re a great team. asserted
They → ’re → ?
We’re a great team. asserted
We → ’re → ?
“We always play good baseball against them. asserted
We → play → them
They play good baseball against us. asserted
They → play → us
It’s going to be a fun one. asserted
It → go → ?
___ AP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower in Boston contributed to this report ___ asserted
Hightower → contribute → report
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