The Seattle Mariners visit the New York Yankees Wednesday in the second game of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium.

Fried and Rodon should keep the Mets bats quiet, like they have been for most of June. Paul Blackburn, Frankie Montas and an unknown spot starter will not keep you up at night. Anything the Yankees get from Marcus Stroman on Friday is a bonus.

Game Highlights

As the scheduling gods would have it, Raleigh and the Mariners were in New York City on Tuesday night to start a three-game set with the New York Yankees. That gave Michael Kay and the YES Network a chance to pay homage to Raleigh and what he has accomplished this season.

Yankees: Cam Schlittler (0-0) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners. New York is 27-17 in home games and 50-41 overall. The Yankees are first in the AL with 143 total home runs,

Cal Raleigh hits his 36th home run, breaking a tie with Ken Griffey Jr. for the most by a Mariner before the All-Star break, but Seattle is routed by the Yankees 10-3 in rainy New York.

The New York Yankees have designated two-time batting champion DJ LeMahieu for assignment, one day after manager Aaron Boone had said the aging infielder with a diminished defensive range would primarily be used off the bench.

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. “It's been a tough couple days.

The New York Yankees on Wednesday designated veteran infielder DJ LeMahieu for assignment. The move almost certainly brings an end to LeMahieu's tenure with the team for which he's played since the start of the 2019 season.