Yankees and Boston turn to rookies for biggest game of the season
If at the beginning of the Major League Baseball season we had been told that the Yankees and Red Sox would play the most important game of 2025 with two rookie pitchers as starters, we would surely think it was a crazy idea. But baseball has many twists and turns and this Thursday, in the third and decisive game of the Wild Card Series, the two American League giants will rely on two guys who do not even reach 20 starts together in MLB.Right-hander Cam Schlittler and left-hander Connelly Early will take the mound for New York and Boston, respectively, in a clash that will determine the Toronto Blue Jays' opponent in the Division Series. Both pitchers made their debuts in 2025 late in the season, confirming that their presence in this important game is an emergency plan.Aaron Judge surpasses […]