The Yankees have known they were going to be playing October baseball for a couple of days, but they found out their opponent Sunday as the 2025 regular season came to an end.
With the Toronto Blue Jays winning the AL East title, New York (94-68) earned the top wild-card spot and will host the Boston Red Sox (89-73) in the AL Wild Card Series. All games will be played at Yankee Stadium.
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Game 1 of the best-of-three set is Tuesday at 6:08 p.m. on ESPN.
Game 2 takes place Wednesday (6:08 p.m.) and, if needed, Game 3 goes Thursday.
New York and Boston are tied 12-12 in all-time postseason matchups, with the Red Sox winning the past three playoff series between the bitter rivals (2004 ALCS, 2018 ALDS, and 2021 Wild Card Game).
The Yankees’ last postseason series win over the Red Sox came in the 2003 ALCS.
