The Red Sox took three of four from the Yankees in New York, sending a message to their rival and other contenders in the American League.

Perhaps the other most memorable Chisholm-Red Sox moment this season came back in June, when he said he wanted "more trash talk in baseball!!!" on social media following Boston pitcher Hunter Dobbins expressing his distaste for the Yankees franchise.

Has the reduction in divisional play impacted storied rivalries such as this one, or Dodgers/Giants, which dates to the 19th century – older than the entire American League – and which shaped westward expansion when they jointly moved to California in 1958?