{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_tg2o3zifnrjgzvt5kpta","title":"This overlooked player will make or break Yankees’ chances vs. Red Sox in AL Wild Card round","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/this-overlooked-player-will-make-or-break-astros-chances-vs-white-sox-tg2o3zifnr","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_hau2dqndnjewpukhwuaa","seq":775998,"kind":"article","title":"This overlooked player will make or break Yankees’ chances vs. Red Sox in AL Wild Card round","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-george-lombard-jr-make-break-chances-red-sox","summary":"Power hitters, dominant starting pitchers, and lockdown relievers always garner the most attention from pundits and fans once the postseason begins. But the sport has a way of placing less discussed players into the spotlight once October arrives. 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