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Roots of Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees baseball animosity

NEW YORK - 1904. The 1904 New York Highlanders Baseball Team appears in a panoramic photo. Clark Griffith is second from right, Willie Keeler is fourth from right, and Jack Chesbro is eighth from right. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been at it for almost the entire history of the American League. Now a look at where it all began.

Where did it begin? The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry certainly had a beginning since it is the most notorious of all baseball hostilities. The fans of both teams actually hate each other and occasionally a grudging acknowledgment of respect will surface.