Photo Credit: ESPNESPN’s broadcast of the Red Sox-Yankees game dealt with audio issues since the first inning on Tuesday night. — David Santana (@dsantana310) September 30, 2025This ESPN broadcast of Sox/Yanks is comically poor quality. — Kenny Bybee (@KennyBybee) September 30, 2025Is the Red Sox-Yankees broadcast weirdly choppy or this a my cable box problem? — Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) September 30, 2025But while the picture quality issues were eventually resolved, the audio issues never truly subsided. ESPN has exclusive rights to the entire Wild Card Series, meaning there’s no alternative broadcast when the audio fails.