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Ryan McMahon reacts to joining Yankees
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Ryan McMahon sparked a comeback with a tying, two-run double in a four-run second inning against Zack Wheeler, and the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
They entered play on Sunday afternoon with the second-worst bullpen ERA going all the way back to May 30 (5.53). In that span, no other team has been giving up more home runs in relief (1.7 per nine innings) and Yankees relievers have the highest FIP in baseball (5.18) as well.
If the New York Yankees decide to become sellers at Thursday's MLB trade deadline, one area on the roster is expected to be the focus of their moves.
Wheeler had an uncharacteristic start as he allowed four runs in the second inning, and despite hitting three homers, the Phillies produced just five hits in Sunday’s 4-3 loss.
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The Yankees had tried to acquire Amed Rosario multiple times over the past few years. Now that they finally got him, from the Nationals in a Saturday night trade for reliever Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfielder Browm Martinez, Rosario becomes the utilityman the Yankees have been missing since Oswaldo Cabrera broke his ankle in May.
The Yankees score their first four runs of the game in the 2nd inning with McMahon two-run double, Wells sac fly and a Grisham RBI single
Jones has been on fire since his Triple-A promotion. He has 13 home runs in 19 games, a .308 batting average and 1.079 OPS in combined high-A and Triple-A action this season, including a three-homer game last week. That’s putting new power on display just as the trade deadline looms in July.
The New York Yankees have acquired an old friend of the New York Mets. On Saturday, the Yankees landed infielder Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals in