On Tuesday, one of the most storied rivalries in sports commenced . The Red Sox and Yankees played Game 1 of the AL Wild Card series at Yankee Stadium.

In an interesting turn of events, history was made by Red Sox OF Masataka Yoshida , per OptaSTATS. With the game tied at one, Yoshida managed to bring home the go-ahead run in the top of the 7th inning to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.

In the process, Yoshida became the first player in MLB history to do that in his first playoff at-bat and with his team trailing. A big deal for Yoshida, who came off the injured list two months ago . Last October, he underwent surgery on his shoulder.

In 2024, Yoshida had to battle an additional range of injuries .

This year, Yoshida finished the regular season batting .266 with 4 home runs, 26 R

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