Yankees lose Aaron Judge to IL
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Bryce Harper homered deep into the right-field bleachers and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double after New York’s 10th error in five games, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-4 win as the reeling Yankees awaited test rests on the right elbow of captain Aaron Judge.
To their credit, the Yankees — who are now 5 1/2 back in the division — are already getting aggressive ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. New York acquired Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon for two pitching prospects on Friday, and the 30-year-old is expected to make his Yankees debut on Saturday afternoon.
Both the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees will be without their regular right fielders for Saturday's matchup at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Judge is out of the Yankees' lineup with a right elbow injury that's made it difficult for him to throw from the outfield.
It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.
The Yankees pivoted to Bellinger after missing out on Juan Soto in free agency, acquiring him from the Cubs in a low-risk, high-reward move. They sent right-hander P.J. Poteet and cash considerations to Chicago—already looking like one of Brian Cashman’s savviest trades in recent memory.