Red Sox’ 37-year-old closer Aroldis Chapman is defying baseball logic by putting up video-game numbers this season originally appeared on The Sporting News Usually when a pitcher gets older, the arm starts to slow down, and they get tired quicker. Then they start getting worse and worse stats until they decide to hang it up and call it a career.

Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1.

The New York Yankees have lost three in a row to the Boston Red Sox, and captain Aaron Judge recently sent a message to his team.

For a long time there was arguably no better rivalry in sports than Yankees-Red Sox. From the "Curse of the Bambino" to the epic AL East battles of the early-to-mid 2000s, hatred ran deep between the historic MLB franchises.

Answers continued to elude the Yankees on Saturday, as they humiliated themselves in a 12-1 loss to the Red Sox. The Yanks are now 1-8 against their oldest rival and a combined 4-15 against the Red Sox and first-place Blue Jays this season.

Still, by the time commissioner Rob Manfred leaves office in 2029, baseball will look a lot different. To start with, there will likely be two expansion teams, with one team added in the East and another in the West.

The New York Yankees have no direction right now, and that starts with manager Aaron Boone, who's not helping himself at all.

Preview the Aug. 24 matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

As the Red Sox try to pick up their second win in as many nights Friday in the Bronx, they’ll do so with their newest player making his major league debut in center field.