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Amazon to Stream Yankees After Covid-19 Derailed 2020 Plans

Michael Chavis of the Red Sox and Gleyber Torres of the Yankees in the seventh inning during a game at Yankee Stadium in 2020.Photographer: Al Bello/Getty Images

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By Gerry Smith

March 24, 2021 at 3:05 PM UTC

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Amazon.com Inc.’s pandemic-delayed plan to stream the New York Yankees launches April 18, part of the online giant’s growing portfolio of sports broadcasts.

The 21 games will include several high-profile contests, including three against the Boston Red Sox, Amazon said Wednesday. The company became a part-owner of the baseball team’s YES cable network in 2019 but never got a chance to offer any broadcasts when the coronavirus cut the 2020 season to just 60 games.