The last time the New York Yankees saw Walker Buehler, he was closing out the World Series in Game 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and celebrating on the field.
On Friday, the Yankees will see Buehler in a new uniform. Now with the Red Sox, the right-hander enters the rivalry of American League East foes when Boston begins its season series in New York.
The Yankees head into their first of six meetings with Boston over the next two weekends on a 19-7 run since dropping three straight from May 3-5.
New York won a series for the eighth time in nine tries when it earned a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Max Fried allowed one hit in six innings and Cody Bellinger raised his average to .317 (33-for-104) over his past 27 games by hitting a two-run homer and adding an RBI s