Baseball: Yankees, Red Sox ready to take rivalry to new ground in London

FILE PHOTO: Jun 1, 2019; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) singles against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - The next chapter in one of the most heated rivalries in professional sport will be written next week in London when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox play the first two Major League Baseball games in Europe.

MLB may lag behind the other major U.S.-based sports leagues when it comes to establishing a foothold in Europe but they are hoping to catch up quickly with a mouthwatering match-up featuring teams that even non-baseball fans would easily know.