A new era of the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry will be ushered in this week, as New York hosts Boston for a best of three series in the Wild Card Round.

The Red Sox have owned the rivarly in this century, elimination their hated rivals in 2004, 2018, and 2021, while the Yankees have only knocked them out in 2003.

It won’t be Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez or David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez taking on the Yankees, but Boston’s got enough talent to go to the World Series.

Both teams have realistic shots at winning this series, and it sets the stage for the newest generation of fans to experience the rivarly in its glory.

October baseball is here, and the Yankees will have a gauntlet ahead of them if they want to win the 2026 World Series.

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