Yankees news: Baseball’s biggest rivalry is back
Yankees and Red Sox open three-game set; Judge as a leadoff option?; Grichuk hopes to stick around
Oct 2, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger (35) slides into home plate to score as Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez (75) awaits the throw in the fourth inning during game three of the Wildcard round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images MLB. com | Max Ralph : Your New York Yankees return to play on Tuesday at Fenway Park, visiting the Boston Red Sox in the first series between the two archrivals since the Bombers eliminated the Sox from the 2025 Postseason in the Wild Card round.
Luis Gil and his 7. 00 ERA in two starts will take the mound for New York, facing the talented Connelly Early starting at 6:45 pm ET. The 13-9 Yanks lead the AL, and Boston is fourth with a 9-13 record.
Newsday ($) | David Lennon The Yankees used the red-hot Ben Rice at the top of the lineup in Sunday’s 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, and the experiment was a resounding success. Lennon, however, believes Aaron Judge should be deployed as the leadoff hitter more often. “Judge has hit 90 first-inning homers in his career, including five this season, giving him the third-most in franchise history behind Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.
The Yankees’ captain is the definition of instant offense, and with Rice now red-hot, having homered in four straight games, manager Aaron Boone should dip his toe in those Judge leadoff waters again, as he did during the 2022 season,” he wrote. NY Post | Mark W. Sánchez : Randal Grichuk is 2-for-20 to open the season.