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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Baseball Game
Published or Updated April 15, 2019
Location: United States
Sport: Baseball
Level: Professional
Sport: Baseball
Level: Professional
Event Type: Rivalry
First Held: 1901
Next Up: 4/16/2019-4/17/2019
First Held: 1901
Next Up: 4/16/2019-4/17/2019
When and Where: various times annually from April through October in New York, NY and Boston, MA
Perhaps best known for the Curse of the Bambino, there is no love lost between Boston and New York players, coaches or fans when these two hated rivals clash.
The Curse of the Bambino haunts the rivalry to this day, but more importantly, since their first meeting in 1901, these teams have been at the top competitive tier in baseball for a long, long time now.
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On their way to their first World Championship in 84 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox became the first team in MLB history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a League Championship Series.
On October 2, 1978, the Yankees won a historic one-game-playoff over the Red Sox 3-2 courtesy of Bucky Dent's 3-Run HR in the top of the 7th inning.
In 1919, Babe Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees for $125,000.
Many consider the 84-year Curse of the Bambino to have been broken when the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
Eleven players have won at least one World Series as a member of both the Red Sox and the Yankees.
On April 13, 2008, a construction worker at the new Yankee Stadium attempted to bury a David Ortiz Red Sox jersey under the stadium.
Since the inception of the Wildcard Series and the addition of the Divisional Series, the Yankees and Red Sox have met a record three times in the ALCS (Yankees 2 - Red Sox 1).