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Joe Torre on what he regrets from 2004, friendship with Bill Belichick, and how he’s received in Boston

With the latest chapter of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry playing out on baseball’s postseason stage, Boston fans have a chance to see a former New York fixture in an unusual place: alongside Bill Belichick.

Joe Torre, Yankee manager from 1996-2007, will be a guest at the 5th Annual Bill Belichick Foundation Hall of Fame Huddle on Oct. 12.

“He came to spring training when I was managing the Yankees and hung out with us for a couple of days,” Torre recalled. “I’ve gone to a number of playoff games to watch his Patriots play, so we stay in touch on a regular basis through texts.