OCTOBER 4, 2021•NORTHJERSEY.COM
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Our predictions for Tuesday's AL wild card gameAnother compelling chapter in the century-old Yankees-Red Sox rivalry will be written Tuesday night.
Yankees' Gio Urshela sore but will play in AL Wild Card“I think we got incredibly fortunate in that situation,” Aaron Boone said of Gio Urshela's catch that landed him in the visitor's dugout Sun...
OCTOBER 4, 2021•MCALL.COM
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Expert selections, odds for Tuesday's 2021 AL Wild Card gameSee expert selections, odds and picks for Tuesday's AL Wild Card game between the Yankees and Red Sox.
OCTOBER 4, 2021•THEATHLETIC.COM
Gary Sánchez - Likely coming off bench TuesdaySanchez will likely come off the bench in Tuesday's AL Wild Card Game against the Red Sox, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
ImpactManager Aaron Boone said Monday that Kyle Higashioka will start behind the dish with Gerrit Cole on the mound Tuesday, and Sanchez will likely be available off the bench rather than serving as the designated hitter. The 28-year-old appeared in each of the final five games of the regular season and went 0-for-11 with two walks and eight strikeouts.
OCTOBER 4, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Gio Urshela - Ready to playManager Aaron Boone confirmed Monday that Urshela (thigh) is expected to play in Tuesday's AL WIld Card Game against Boston, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
ImpactUrshela exited Sunday's season finale with a bruised thigh after crashing into the Rays' dugout while making a defensive play. He said after the game that he expected to be ready to go Tuesday, and that now appears to be all but confirmed. Boone said Urshela was still sore but is in a good enough place that he'd probably be in the lineup even if the game occurred Monday rather than Tuesday.
OCTOBER 4, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Kyle Higashioka - Slated to start TuesdayHigashioka will start Tuesday's AL Wild Card Game against the Red Sox, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
ImpactHigashioka will draw the start in Tuesday's winner-take-all contest with Gerrit Cole on the mound for the Yankees. The 31-year-old went 1-for-10 with two RBI and four strikeouts across his final three appearances of the regular season.
OCTOBER 4, 2021•ROTOWIRE
MLB draws 45.3M as fans return, down from 68.5M before COVID
Major League Baseball drew 45.3 million fans this year as fans gradually were allowed to return, down from 68.5 million over 2019 in the last season before the coronavirus pandemicOCTOBER 4, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
