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Sonny Gray has yet to take to the mound as a member of the Boston Red Sox.

But, the 36-year-old starter has already ingratiated himself to his new team, given his candid comments about the New York Yankees.

“I’ll tell you what did factor into my decision to come to Boston,” Gray said in his first Zoom conference with Boston. “It feels good to me to go to a place now where, you know what, it’s easy to hate the Yankees.”

“It’s easy to go out and have that rivalry and go in it with full force, full steam ahead. I like the challenge. I appreciate the challenge. I accept the challenge.”

Newest Red Sox Sonny Gray on his time with the Yankees:

“I never wanted to go there in the first place.” #MLBNHotStove pic.twitter.com/Nz3siNwUpL — MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 2, 2025

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