Yankees–Red Sox rivalry

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Major League Baseball rivalry sports rivalry

The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is one of the most famous and intense rivalries in North American professional sports, featuring a long history of competition, dramatic postseason clashes, and passionate fan bases.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball rivalry → sports rivalry →
associatedConcept	Curse of the Bambino →
associatedWithManager	Joe Torre → Terry Francona →
associatedWithPlayer	Babe Ruth → Carl Yastrzemski → David Ortiz → Derek Jeter → Joe DiMaggio → Mickey Mantle → Pedro Martínez → Ted Williams →
beganInLeague	American League →
competitionType	postseason series → regular season games →
country	United States →
culturalImpact	frequent national television broadcasts → significant media coverage in the United States → subject of books and documentaries →
fanCulture	intense ballpark atmospheres at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park → strong regional identities in New England and New York →
features	dramatic postseason clashes → passionate fan bases →
geographicRegion	New York City–Boston corridor →
hasDivision	American League East →
hasHomeBallparkForRedSox	Fenway Park →
hasHomeBallparkForYankees	Yankee Stadium →
hasLanguage	English →
historicalMilestone	Red Sox comeback from 0–3 deficit in 2004 ALCS → first MLB team to win best-of-seven series after trailing 0–3 →
involvesTeam	Boston Red Sox → New York Yankees →
isConsidered	one of the most famous rivalries in North American professional sports → one of the most intense rivalries in Major League Baseball →
league	Major League Baseball →
notableEra	Babe Ruth era →
notableEvent	Babe Ruth sale from Red Sox to Yankees →
notableGame	1978 American League East tie-breaker game → Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 5 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series → Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series → Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series →
notableSeries	2003 American League Championship Series → 2004 American League Championship Series →
region	North America →
sport	baseball →
timeSpan	over a century →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League East ("New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox") → Boston Red Sox →	notableRivalry
Red Sox Nation ("Yankees Universe") →	associatedRivalFanbase
2003 American League Championship Series ("New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry") →	featuredRivalry
Yankees–Red Sox rivalry ("1978 American League East tie-breaker game") →	notableGame
Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series ("Boston Red Sox–New York Yankees rivalry") →	partOf
RSN →	relatedTo
2004 American League Championship Series →	rivalry
Hanshin Tigers ("New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry") →	rivalryComparedTo
bloody sock game ("Red Sox–Yankees rivalry") →	rivalryContext