Red Sox vs Yankees: New Faces, Old Rivals

0:00It's April 22nd, this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered source for everything, MLB. The Boston Red Sox kickoff a three-game series against the New York Yankees tonight, the same squad that knocked them out of the playoffs last year, in the wildcard round. Boston scraped together 89 wins in 2025, but got bounced early, so they hit the trademark at heart this offseason to level up. They brought in big names like Sunny Gray, Wilson Contreras, Johan Oviato, and Caleb Durvin, plus a few others in multiplayer swaps. Free agency was light, mainly grabbing Ranger Suarez, but trades were their main flex to build a deeper roster. Not all those moves are popping off yet, though fans are feeling the early lumps. Oviato lost his rotation spot in spring training and landed on the injured list, while Durvin has struggled hard in his first 20 games, hitting. It's 162, with no homers, and 7 RBIs. Gray's out with a hamstring tweak, so they called up Tyler Sanminiego from that Oviato

1:02deal, and he's shown some promise in limited action. Meanwhile, Andrew Monasterio, from the six-player Brewers trade, is hovering around 222 batting. The sting hits deeper with Kyle Harrison, who they shipped out, he's rocking a 3.07 ERA over three starts, which would rank second in. Boston's rotation, if he stuck around. This Yankee series could test if the Red Sox tweaks pay off, or need more time to cook.