{"id":98670,"date":"2025-09-10T07:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=98670"},"modified":"2025-09-10T07:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:15:32","slug":"yankees-receive-message-from-rival-third-baseman-ahead-of-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=98670","title":{"rendered":"Yankees receive message from rival third baseman ahead of playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/municipal.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/municipal-apparel_the-roster_desktop_alex-bregman_1.jpg?v=1728834809\" alt=\"Alex Bregman | MUNICIPAL\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have both pulled far out in front in the AL Wild Card race as the Toronto Blue Jays continue to reign atop the AL East.<\/p>\n<p>If the record still stands as much after the conclusion of the month, then the two rivals could be pitted against each other in the biggest Wild Card grudge match of all time.<\/p>\n<p>And if anyone is aware of the possibility, it&#8217;s the players on both teams, specifically Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman, who knows about facing the Yankees in the playoffs all too well.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Living Out That Childhood Dream&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so cool playing against those guys,&#8221; Bregman said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. &#8220;Just fun games, pressure-packed, great environment. 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