Vic Carapazza, Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Márquez and Todd Tichenor will be the umpire crew chiefs for this week’s Wild Card Series.

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Paul Skenes' 2025 represents one of the most dominant seasons by a starting pitcher in recent memory. James Schiano looks past his lack of wins and unpacks his numbers, which could lead to his first Cy Young award.

New York and Boston have split 24 postseason games. The Yankees won the 1999 and 2003 AL Championship Series (the latter on Boone's 11th-inning walk-off homer against Tim Wakefield), and the Red Sox won the 2004 ALCS, 2018 Division Series and 2021 wild-card game.