New York Yankees

The Red Sox and Yankees have met twice in the postseason over the past five MLB seasons, with Boston emerging victorious in both the 2018 ALDS and the 2021 AL Wild Card Game. Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes was candid when it came to where Boston sits in New York’s pecking order of divisional foes.

The New York Yankees (37-27) and Boston Red Sox (31-32) clash on Friday at 7:05 PM ET, opening a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Yankees will send Gerrit Cole (7-0) to the mound, while Garrett Whitlock (2-2) will get the nod for the Red Sox. Bet Now: Get the latest odds for this matchup and pitcher props on BetMGM. New depositors can use bonus code “GNPLAY” for special offers! Red Sox vs. Yankees Pitcher Matchup Info Date: Friday, June 9, 2023 Time: 7:05 PM ET TV: MLB Network Location: The Bronx, New York Venue: Yankee Stadium Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Probable Pitchers: Cole – NYY (7-0, 2.82 ERA) vs Whitlock – BOS (2-2, 5.61 ERA)

The Boston Red Sox reportedly will make another tweak to their bullpen ahead of their three-game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Boston is expected to call up left-handed reliever Joe Jacques to join its bullpen before the series opener against the Bronx Bombers, as first reported by The New York Post’s Joel Sherman and confirmed by MassLive’s Christopher Smith. The 28-year-old Jacques has a 3.58 ERA in 23 games for Triple-A Worcester this season. During his career in the minors, which started in 2018 after he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Manhattan Collene, Jacques has compiled a 3.69 ERA in 209 2/3 innings and limited opponents to a .237 batting average.

Here are five things to watch when the Yankees host the rival Boston Red Sox in a three-game series starting on Friday…

The waiting was making Wayne and Patty Judge impatient. Proud parents, they were stressed watching the 2013 MLB Draft play out from a second-row bench at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Aaron Judge, then a skinny 6-foot-7 center fielder who was coming off a fantastic season as a Fresno State junior, sat in the first row wearing a gray suit and tie with other draft hopefuls. Oakland drafted Judge in the 31st round of the 2010 draft when he was a high school senior intent on going to college, but the A’s had learned their lesson.

Two of the four players the Yankees acquired when they dealt closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs before the 2016 trade deadline were top-10 prospects in Chicago’s farm system. Almost seven years later, those two position players appeared in a Yankees game together for the first time … and they both homered. Torres snapped an 0-for-20 skid with his two-run blast to left field early on. McKinney then went yard to right, picking up where he left off in Triple-A after a promotion to replace an injured Aaron Judge on the active roster.

A long, stuffy, smoky day in the Bronx left the Yankees with a mixed bag of data. In terms of results, it was indeed a push: a split of Thursday’s doubleheader against the White Sox that saved the Bombers the embarrassment of being swept by a mediocre Central Division team. There were pleasant surprises sprinkled throughout the marathon (we’re looking at you, Randy Vasquez) but an equal number of red flags that figure to dog Aaron Boone’s club for the foreseeable future. It’s a sensible approach, but the absence of optimism – both from Boone and Judge himself – has put a damper on the clubhouse.

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Randy Vásquez earned his first major league win with his stellar 5.2-inning scoreless outing against the Chicago White Sox. Allowing only two hits and one walk while striking out three batters, the 24-year-old right-hander showed the kind of stuff he can bring in his second-ever outing on an MLB mound. Vásquez was brought up as the Yankees’ 27th man for the doubleheader after the second game of the series was postponed due to New York’s air quality. The Yankees won’t need a fifth starter again for a bit and Vásquez was optioned back to Triple-A after the game due to the 27th man rules, but it was a terrific impression that will at least linger on the minds of both Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone.

Burger King got some free advertising at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees scored just enough runs behind Randy Vasquez to beat the Chicago White Sox, 3-0, in the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader.

With the bevy of injuries the Yankees are currently facing, it’s a terrible time for Luis Severino to emerge as a legitimate concern.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered a fresh wave of disruption across American sports on Thursday, forcing more postponements and jeopardizing Saturday’s scheduled horse racing showpiece, the 155th Belmont Stakes.The New York Racing Association (NYRA) shelved competition at Belmont Park on Thursday after morning workouts were canceled, including those for the nine horses set to race in Sunday’s 1 1/2-mile, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes.

The 58-year-old Girardi is a four-time World Series champion, once as manager with the New York Yankees in 2009.

The Washington Nationals have postponed their Thursday afternoon game against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to poor air quality affecting the eastern U.S. In a tweet, the team said its game against the Diamondbacks will be made up June 22, noting tickets and parking passes for the game will be honored. This is the third MLB…

Yankees catcher Jose Trevino has apparently reached out to the team to offer his support.

CC Sabathia believes MLB players have never been better than they are right now.

Carlos Rodon is used to throwing smoke. On Wednesday, he pitched beneath it. Rodon took the Yankee Stadium mound for the first time as a pinstriper for an expected session against live hitters, a notable stage in his rehab following a spring training forearm injury and, more recently, back issues. Rodon threw 20 pitches to Oswaldo Cabrera and Jake Bauers. Or, as Rodon called him, “Rake” Bauers. …

Poor air quality in the eastern United States caused the cancellation of two professional baseball games, a women’s basketball game and a women’s soccer match all set for Wednesday night. Wildfires raging in Canada has lead to smoky conditions in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where many schools cancelled outdoor activities and vulnerable populations…