Yankees respond to Hunter Dobbins: The Red Sox rivalry with the Yankees might be at a comparatively lower ebb in recent years, but a Boston rookie recently injected some new life into the age-old feud.
Red Sox rookie starter Hunter Dobbins made some pregame waves when he told Boston Herald reporter Gabrielle Starr how he felt about the rival Yankees.
“My dad was a diehard Red Sox fan,” Dobbins told Starr. “And I’ve said it before, that if the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I’d retire.