Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins, whose week included having to defend claims his dad played for the Yankees, beat the Yankees again on Saturday in Boston's 4-3 win.

Like Dobbins, the Red Sox as a whole are trending in the right direction. Saturday’s win brought them back to .500 and back in the mix in the AL East. Once all of Boston’s pitchers are healthy, having Dobbins in the organization as a reliable extra arm wherever Cora needs him will be handy late in the season.

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins talked the talk, then walked the walk by beating the Yankees twice in a seven-day period this week. Dobbins has been a headline-maker in recent days by first telling The Boston Herald that he’d rather retire than join the Yankees,

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins made news earlier this month when he said he hated the Yankees so much that he would retire if his only other choice was to play for them. At this point the Yankees would welcome that. They’ve seen enough of the 25-year-old righthander.

The New York Yankees ended their loss against the Boston Red Sox in terrible fashion. After heading into extra innings, the team was on the wrong end of two rough calls by the umpire, both of which could have had different outcomes,

Yankees southpaw Ryan Yarbrough tossed 4.2 innings of one-run ball on Friday, and the rest of the bullpen held up before fellow southpaw Tim Hill gave up the walk-off hit to Narvaez. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.

The Yankees and Red Sox will begin their second three-game series in the span of a week on Friday night at Fenway Park.