NEW YORK -- They have no idea what they are about to experience over the next few days. How could they?
Aaron Judge was a Little Leaguer in Linden, Calif., the last time the Yankees played the Red Sox in the postseason. Gleyber Torres was just a 7 year old kid in Venezuela. Brett Gardner, at least, is pretty sure he was watching -- but the details are a bit foggy.
"I was in college," the veteran outfielder said, "so I was probably watching in a bar somewhere."
That's still better than Luis Severino, who was a 10 year old in the Dominican Republic when the Red Sox and Yankees played in the ALCS for a second-straight year in 2004.