It’s sad to say, but the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry will lose some of its competitive fire this year. In fact, it’s been gone for longer than we realize despite some iconic moments.
The Bucky Dent home run. Aaron Boone’s legendary AL pennant-clinching blast 25 years later. Boston reversing the curse in 2004 and subsequently winning four World Series this century compared to the Yankees’ one. Since we learned Boston stole signs en route to winning the World Series in 2018, the Red Sox have slowly faded into the background.
Two former franchise icons are gone.