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NEW YORK -- Baseball's postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
New York will host Boston in a best-of-three Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium starting Tuesday, with the winner advancing to an AL Division Series against Tampa Bay,
Willson Contreras, who leads the Red Sox with with 27 homers and 81 RBIs, is uncertain for the series after he was hit on his right hand by a pitch on Sept. 17.
Boston clinched the second wild card by rallying from a three-run deficit to beat the Cubs in a doubleheader opener. The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches on April 25 after a 10-17 start and rebounded to reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2016-2018.
Promoted from Triple-A Worcester to an initial position of interim manager, Tracy was given a three-year contract on Tuesday.
Boston was 32-46 and last in the AL East through June 24. A four-game sweep of the Yankees at Fenway Park started a 32-5 stretch that included its first 15-game winning streak since the 1946 season.
Ex-Phils owner dies
PHILADELPHIA -- Bill Giles, who rose from a Philadelphia Phillies business executive to become an owner and CEO during more than a half-century with the team, died Friday at his home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. He was 92.
A son of former National League president Warren Giles, Bill Giles started with the team in 1969 as vice president, business operations, and was promoted to executive vice president three years later.
In 1981, he organized a group that purchased the club from the Carpenter family. He served as president and CEO until 1997, then became chairman. He shifted to chairman emeritus in 2015.
Elsewhere:
– Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has apologized for comments he made about his $500 million, 14-year contract. In a Spanish language interview, Guerrero said he was being paid for his past achievements, not future performance. A clip of the interview became public on Wednesday.
Guerrero faced criticism and expressed regret on Friday, saying he felt his fans and teammates deserved an apology. He promised to continue working hard to justify his contract. Guerrero has struggled this season with injuries and a slump in performance. His contract is the third-largest in baseball history.