The Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-2 at home in the AL wild-card game Tuesday night, advancing to face the Rays. The Rays play the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-five series. The Red Sox — in the playoffs for the first time since 2018, when they won the World Series — know that all too well. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash lauded the 41-year-old slugger for his leadership on and off the field. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was a Tampa Bay player and coach before being hired by Minnesota.

Source: thestar October 06, 2021 23:26 UTC