Yankees vs. Rangers: The Rivalry Reignites Tonight!

Sunita Somvanshi Sunita Somvanshi

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees are one of the greatest rivals in the history of sports.

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The start of their rivalry goes back to the 1990s where the Yankees had beaten the Rangers three times.

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First in the first round of playoffs and then defeating them at the World Series in the same year.

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But this rivalry has always been a bit topsy-turvy.

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After conceding defeat in back to back AL world championship Yankees have beaten Rangers in the playoffs.

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From the year 1999 to 2012 and then in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021, these two teams played a lot between them.

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Over three years these two teams played six games, each three at each ballpark.

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Coming into the match which will be played on 3rd September, tonight.

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This will be the 2nd match in a three match series.

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