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Yankees bullpen shake-up continues with new face in Atlanta originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Yankees made a small move Tuesday that says a lot about where their bullpen stands.
Entering Saturday’s game, the Yankees’ 120 wRC+ was the best in baseball. They lead MLB in home runs, walk percentage, isolated power, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and wOBA. This offense is deadly enough to carry them to title No. 28.
Too often, especially of late during an 12-19 skid, the Yankees have been hurt by fundamental mistakes on the bases, with Friday night serving as the latest example.
We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors, and you can find Sunday's just below.
Anthony Volpe's two-homer night and Trent Grisham's ninth inning grand slam led them to a 12-9 win against the Braves on Saturday night.
Luis Gil has made two good rehab starts, and the Yankees will decide if one more is enough for him to return to the rotation.
Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning in the Atlanta Braves' series-opening 7-3 victory Friday night.
After adding the 5-foot-9 Hawaiian to the active roster on Friday, manager Aaron Boone talked Garcia up as a guy who could give them innings that night for a bullpen game against the Braves.