DJ LeMahieu was cut Wednesday by the New York Yankees with almost $22 million remaining on his contract, one day after the two-time batting champion got demoted to the bench.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

ESPN gives Yankees a C as GM Brian Cashman faces deadline pressure originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees head into the All-Star break with a midterm grade no honor student wants to see: a solid C. That’s what ESPN’s David Schoenfield handed them in his midseason assessment/