Yankees debut Ryan McMahon against Phillies with Aaron Judge out of lineup originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Yankees’ newest third baseman is making his debut, and he’s stepping into a prime opportunity.

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto made a spectacular leaping grab and tag of Cody Bellinger at the plate for an inning-ending double play that denied the Yankees a run in the third.

Weaver got Nick Castellanos to hit a grounder to Paul Goldschmidt, who airmailed the throw home as Trea Turner scored to tie it at 3. J.T. Realmuto then hit a three-run homer to put the Phillies (59-44) up 6-3.

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 New York Yankees have a few holes they still need to fill with little time to do so, and one writer labels them as one of the most desperate teams.

Ryan McMahon is making his third consecutive start at third base, and embattled shortstop Anthony Volpe remains in the starting lineup. In fairness, Rosario only started one game at shortstop for the Nationals; most of his action came at second and third base.

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.

The Philadelphia Phillies player was asked if Luis Robert Jr. could recapture his old Chicago White Sox success with a new team.

The Philadelphia Phillies are coming off a strong weekend against the New York Yankees, in which they were able to win two out of three games and keep pace in t