It all comes down to this. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are going head-to-head tonight at Yankee Stadium for the Game 3 finale of this best-of-three American League Wild Card Series. Whether this goes down as another true classic in this long rivalry or just another playoff game, the winner will advance to face the division rival who actually won the AL East in 2025: the Toronto Blue Jays. One team will be at Rogers Centre for ALDS Game 1 on Saturday; the other might as well be in Cancun.

The pitching matchup is fascinating, an all-rookie affair between 24-year-old Yankees righty Cam Schlittler and 23-year-old Red Sox southpaw Connelly Early. Both youngsters began 2025 at Double-A and now find themselves pitching with their team’s season on the line.

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