Fact-check: “Historically, more Red Sox players who've gone on to play for the Yankees have had more success than Yankee players who've gone on to play for the Red Sox.”
Verdict: Unverifiable (15% confidence)
No primary source — not MLB, Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, or any peer-reviewed statistical publication — has ever compiled a systematic, directional comparison of post-transfer player success (WAR, All-Star appearances, championships, or any other defined metric) for Red Sox-to-Yankees players versus Yankees-to-Red Sox players. The claim rests on a general impression drawn from a handful of famous cases rather than any documented aggregate analysis. Without a defined success metric applied co…
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