The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will face off in the AL Wild Card Series this week. It is a rematch of the 2025 AL Wild Card Series that the Yankees won two games to one. Cam Schlittler won Game 3 of the series for the Yankees, and he will be on the mound for Game 1 in 2026.

Now, the Red Sox have announced who will be facing off against Schlittler, per Sean McAdam of MassLive.com.

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“Payton Tolle is Game 1 starter for Red Sox,” McAdam posted on X, formerly Twitter.

This is a developing story with more to come.