Playing nine innings (wild card edition) while wondering if Bucky Dent will ever see the Yankees beat the Red Sox in a big game again …
1. No matter what happens the rest of his career – or, for that matter, the remainder of the four-year, $68 million contract signed before the 2019 season, which once looked like a mistake and now looks like a bargain – one thing is certain about Nate Eovaldi’s future. Whenever he returns to Fenway Park, whether it’s for another team someday or as a retired ballplayer waving from a luxury box while his highlights play on the big screen, he is going to get a hero’s welcome, every single time.