Unfortunately for the Yankees, Aaron Boone gave Fried the hook a little bit earlier than expected. Boone pulled his ace after 6 1/3 innings and 102 pitches, and it immediately came back to bite him. After the game, Fried talked about getting the early hook in Game 1.

Alex Cora entrusted his ace, Garrett Crochet, to throw a career-high 117 pitches. Aaron Boone pulled his ace, Max Fried, after 102.

The New York Yankees are looking to keep Red Sox fans out of the Bronx when it comes to home AL Wild Card games — at least when it comes to Red Sox fans from Massachusetts. Tickets to home playoffs games via the Yankees are only available to residents of New York,

After Max Fried worked six scoreless innings in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, manager Aaron Boone let him take the mound in the seventh.

Aroldis Chapman carries an excellent October résumé that nonetheless contains enormous blemishes, which underscore just how long the 37-year-old has been around.

The Yankees do not have a prolific pipeline from Japan, but they have had big successes. Now, they are eyeing the country's best prospect.