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Major League Baseball released the first update in All-Star Game voting on Monday, less than a month before the All-Star Game is slated to take place at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. The top vote recipients in each league should come as no surprise: New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge in the American League and Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani in the National League.
The entire Major League Baseball world was left speechless Sunday evening when the news broke that the Boston Red Sox traded designated hitter Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. The Giants acquired the three-time All-Star for starting pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison,
Ex- Yankees outfield Andrew McCutchen is revealing Major League Baseball’s dirty little secret. McCutchen posted on social media that MLB’s official baseballs are “different this year” and are contributing to “baseballs to not travel as far as they should.”
The Yankees are getting a key piece back as Giancarlo Stanton is expected to be activated from the injured list Monday against the Angels.
The New York Yankees may show interest in adding multiple bullpen arms at the trade deadline after potentially losing Jake Cousins.
Jose Soriano fits the mould of a pitcher the New York Yankees have struggled with throughout the year. He’s a pitch-to-contact thrower who has one of the highest ground ball rates in the sport and seldom throws fastball stuff.
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Max Fried, who is currently the second-favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award behind Tarik Skubal, will get the ball, looking for his first win against the Red Sox as a member of the Yankees. Fried has been sensational in his first season with the Bronx Bombers. The former Brave is 9-1 with a 1.84 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a .198 batting average against.
The topic was discussed with a few Yankees after LeMahieu hit a ball that was deemed foul in the 10th inning of a 2-1 loss to the Red Sox on Friday.