On Wednesday, The Athletic's Tim Britton, Chad Jennings, and Aaron Gleeman linked the Yankees to a potential shutdown closer--Jhoan Durán of the Minnesota Twins.

J.P. Crawford and Jorge Polanco hit solo homers while Randy Arozarena and rookie Cole Young hit two-run shots for the Mariners, who are trying to avoid being swept for the first time since June 9-11 at Arizona.

NEW YORK — Mariners reliever Casey Legumina started his outing on Tuesday night with a first-pitch sweeper to Yankees catcher Austin Wells, a surprise to try and get ahead.

With 34 home runs before the All-Star break, the slugger is now tied for the most home runs in team history prior to the All-Star break.

The New York Yankees were dealt a crushing blow as manager Aaron Boone said reliable starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt will "likely" need Tommy John surgery.

The Yankees are in the midst of their worst slump with 18 losses in their past 32 games entering the second part of the Subway Series with the Mets on Friday.

The Yankees opened the year looking like a juggernaut. The offense was clubbing teams into submission, the rotation was holding strong, and the bullpen looked deep enough to survive a long summer. But over the last few weeks, all of that has frayed.

In his first season with the New York Yankees, a heated Jim Abbott confronted then-New York Times reporter Jack Curry over an article that labeled the pitcher as something he’d never been called