How to watch the Red Sox take on the Yankees in 2026 AL Wild Card

This is the matchup everyone had been expecting. In fact, the series is a rematch of the 2025 Wild Card, right down to the Yankees ' homefield advantage. After winning Game 1 last year, the Sox went down quietly.

The Sox now have the do-over they wanted. To make the most of it, they will need to wake up the offense, which has gone largely quiet in the latter part of the regular season.

One question mark is whether Willson Contreras will be ready for Tuesday's opener—or any of the Wild Card Series. Ahead of the last series of the regular season, he called his hit-by-pitch hand injury " really concerning ."