First, he said last weekend that he’d rather retire than pitch for the Yankees because his father was drafted by New York twice before being traded.

BOSTON — The Red Sox have been trotting out a rookie-heavy lineup during their recent run of victories, having won four games in a row and six of seven to get back to .500. Facing a tough pitching matchup Sunday, though, they’ll start the game with three of their prized rookies on the bench.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone seemingly made a key decision regarding Giancarlo Stanton ahead of the veteran's return.

The Red Sox have a chance to break out the brooms for just the second time this season, as Boston can sweep the Yankees out of Fenway Park in Sunday’s series finale. The Red Sox last swept an opponent at the start of April, taking all three games from the Cardinals in the third series of the season.

The Yankees were rallying when Jasson Domínguez ended a threat with an unacceptable mistake against the Red Sox.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted his twin 7-year-old sons to meet the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, the biggest star of his team’s AL East foe.

Sent back to the minors last September, Rice added 10 pounds of muscle and worked relentlessly on his swing in the offseason.

In the top of that inning, Anthony Volpe, the Yankees’ automatic runner, was thrown out trying to steal third base with nobody out. He was initially ruled safe at third, but the call was overturned after Boston challenged the play.