New York Yankees top prospect Spencer Jones has been scratched from tonight's game in AAA due to back spasms.

The New York Yankees dropped their series against the first-place Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday and the need for some upgrades at the trade deadline is glaring. The team is focused on returning to the World Series this season but faces potential shortages in starting pitching depth,

Yankees prospect Spencer Jones speaks on the impending MLB trade deadline and the rumors surrounding his potential trade.

With only six days to go until Thursday's deadline, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez has emerged as the top projected target for the Yankees -- which makes sense, considering he has 36 home runs, only one fewer than New York superstar Aaron Judge.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, scheduled for July 31, is now just a week away. In other words, it's that blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) time of the year when rumors and transactions dominate our coverage.

New York Yankees ace Max Fried hasn’t had the easiest time facing Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suárez, perhaps the most hyped name on the trade market among third basemen, and one of the many trade candidates the Yankees have talked about internally,

Blue Jays’ John Schneider Gets Honest About Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. If the Toronto Blue Jays continue their current form, they could make a deep playoff run for the first time since 2016. However, they need their biggest star to play like one to be a championship contender.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his team's defensive performance was "just not good enough" after New York made four errors in an 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The Yankees made seven errors in the three-game series.

The Phillies are half a game behind the New York Mets for the top spot in the NL East at 58-44. They blew a chance to finish off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox their last time out on Wednesday, but allowed 6 runs with two outs in the fifth inning, squandering a 5-0 lead before eventually losing 9-8 in 11 innings.

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The hottest third baseman who probably will be traded is Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suarez, who is second in the NL with 36 homers and first with 86 RBI. A bunch of contenders reportedly plan on making a run at the veteran, who would be a rental because he’ll be on the free agent market come December.

The New York Yankees are acquiring Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon for two pitching prospects, lefty Griffin Herring and righty Josh Grosz, the teams announced on Friday.  McMahon, 30, was viewed as one of the top available positional players on the market.

The New York Yankees acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies on Friday for prospects, according to multiple reports. MLB.com was first to report the trade, which is pending physicals.