New York Yankees AL Wild Card matchups: Who has edge between the Yankees and Red Sox By Dan Martin Published Sep. 29, 2026, 8:54 a.m. ET Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler practices throwing off the mound during infield drills during batting practice in The Bronx, New York, on Sept. 28, 2026, a day before Game 1 of the American League Wild Card game against the Red Sox. JASON SZENES FOR NEW YORK POST For the second year in a row — and the seventh time ever — the Yankees and Red Sox will meet in the postseason.
And for a second straight year, the Yankees will be the host team in the wild-card series against their rivals, with Game 1 on Tuesday night in The Bronx.
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Rarely have teams taken a stranger route to the playoffs, as the Yankees earned the top wild-card spot in the American League but seem unlikely to have Aaron Judge in the lineup as he recovers from a strained calf.
And the Red Sox, left for dead earlier in the season, used an unexpected sweep of the Yankees in late June at Fenway Park to spur a 32-5 run that gave them new life.
