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Start Time For New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox Changed on June 11th

The original start time and broadcast channel for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox on June 11th has been changed. Find out the details below.
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Start Time For New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox Changed on June 11th
Start Time For New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox Changed on June 11th

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The start time for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox on June 11th has been changed.

The game, originally scheduled for 1:35 p.m. in the Bronx, will now be played at 7:10 p.m. ET as part of ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball coverage.

'Sunday Night Baseball' coverage will take the game away from the local broadcast networks and put it in the hands of Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone and Buster Olney. There is also likely to be a presence from the Kay-Rod telecast, featuring Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez.

The information was put on Twitter by Yankees writer Anthony Rieber of Newsday.

It's certainly not unusual to see these two teams play in primetime, but what is unusual is the two teams' place in the standings. Entering play on Thursday, the Red Sox are in fourth place (18-14) while the Yankees are in last (17-15) in the highly-competitive American League East.

The network certainly hopes that the two teams move up in the standings by that meeting to give it some more meaning. If either team is going to accomplish that, they likely need to 1) have the Rays, Orioles and Blue Jays slump ahead of them and 2) get healthier.

The Red Sox are missing starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock, out with ulnar neuritis, shortstop Trevor Story and outfielder Adam Duvall. It's unlikely that either of the latter will be back by June 11th, but Whitlock could, and reliever Joely Rodriguez is scheduled to be back soon, as is starting pitcher James Paxton.

As for the Yankees, they are without a slew of contributors: Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Harrison Bader, Josh Donaldson and pitcher Carlos Rodon.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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