And who was behind the Patriots wanting A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs over Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte?

The Red Sox at least won a game against the Yankees in their Wild Card defeat in 2025. This year, they barely put up a fight.

Justin Verlander’s retirement served as a reminder for Bob Costas that he wasn’t satisfied with the end of his own play-by-play career.

Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran also showed signs of being less than 100 percent in Tuesday's opener.

The Red Sox will try to do what the Yankees did last year: win the next two after dropping the opener. “I haven’t heard the fat lady sing yet,” Payton Tolle said. “I believe in us.”