The Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees rivalry — often called the greatest not only in baseball, but in all sports — has largely lain dormant since 2021. That was the last year the two arch-rivals played a game that really mattered.

After an offseason of on-again, off-again conversations with the Cardinals, the Cardinals and Sox — as MLB.com first reported — are once again engaged in discussions about a deal that might bring the eight-time All-Star to Boston,