NEW YORK — Red Sox manager Alex Cora played the underdog card Saturday, one day after Boston clinched its first postseason berth since 2021. He declared, “Whoever says that we were a playoff team, that’s (expletive) bull-(expletive) . Nobody thought we were gonna make it to October."

Yankees manager Aaron Boone, however, said he knew the Red Sox were capable of making the postseason.

“I think a lot of people saw it coming, too,” Boone said Monday at Yankee Stadium. “Contrary to what (Cora said). I think he’s played the little engine that could over there a little bit. I think a lot of people knew the Red Sox were coming this year.”

The Red Sox and Yankees will begin a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday .

On Sunday, Cora acknowledged he “got emotional” when he made the

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