Manager Alex Cora said on Monday that if the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees split the first two games of their AL wild-card playoff series in the Bronx, their Game 3 starter is to be determined .

Yankees manager Aaron Boone, meanwhile, announced on Monday that rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler would get the nod in a potential do-or-die contest on Thursday.

“Aaron Boone says Cam Schlittler (would) be his Game 3 starter. What a story that would be, the rookie from Walpole, Mass., and Northeastern facing the Sox,” Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe posted on Bluesky.

Aaron Boone says Cam Schlittler be his Game 3 starter. What a story that would be, the rookie from Walpole, Mass., and Northeastern facing the Sox. — Peter Abraham (@peteabeglobe.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T17:38:24.941Z

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