Welcome to Stade Fasciste, the site of the Red Sox-Yankees best-of-three AL Wild Card series, beginning this evening.
The Red Sox went 9-4 against the Yankees this season. And the last time the Red Sox lost a postseason series to the MFY? . . . Boston pitchers Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello were both too young for kindergarden.
Game 1 starters Crochet and Max Fried travelled similar paths in 2025. Boston traded for Crochet the day after the Yankees signed fried to a sizeable 8/218 contract. Crochet led MLB with 255 strikeouts .