page_title: Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
section_title: 1980s and early 1990s
hierarchical_section_title: Yankees–Red Sox rivalry / 1980s and early 1990s
caption_attribution_description: English: Wade Boggs at the 2008 MLB All Star Legends &amp; Celebrity Softball Game
context_page_description: The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Both teams have competed in MLB's American League for over 100 seasons and have since developed one of the fiercest rivalries in American sports. In 1919, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold star player Babe Ruth to the Yankees, which was followed by an 86-year period in which the Red Sox did not win a World Series. This led to the popularization of a superstition known as the "Curse of the Bambino", which was one of the most well-known aspects of the rivalry.
  The rivalry is often a heated subject of conversation, especially in the home region of both teams, the Northeastern United States.
  Until the 2014 season, every season's postseason had featured one or both of the AL East rivals since the inception of the wild card format and the resultant additional Division Series; they have faced each other in the AL Championship Series three times. The Yankees won twice, in 1999 and 2003; while the Red Sox won in 2004.
caption: Wade Boggs played primarily for the Red Sox, but he also played for the Yankees. He played in a World Series with both the Red Sox and Yankees.
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