It’s been a few years with MLB’s new schedule, but it still feels weird for June to be around, and only now the Yankees and Red Sox are meeting up for the first time in 2025. Boston invested to compete for this division, but they come to the Bronx trying to tread water more than anything else, four games under .500 and in fourth place in the AL East.
Boston’s top acquisitions in the offseason (Garret Crochett and the currently injured Alex Bregman) have done their part and then some, and Boston’s Pythagorean win-loss record indicates they should have a better record. That being said, both the offense and pitching staff haven’t had the greatest depth, particularly given what this team aimed to compete for.
Meanwhile, the Yankees have been outstanding at home, winning two-thirds of the