The New York Yankees are entering a pivotal stretch of their season. With the MLB trade deadline looming next week, the team has already made a major move—acquiring Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon in exchange for two prospects.

Either way, Judge’s place on the Yankees is safe, as are those of ace Max Fried and, likely, shortstop Anthony Volpe. Manager Aaron Boone, however, is another story entirely — and his potential misfortune could benefit ex-ESPN colleague David Ross down the road.

We’ve got to, obviously, tighten it up.” “Confident we will. We’ll continue to work at it. We have good defenders here, but tonight was obviously a rough night for us.”

The New York Yankees came dangerously close to pulling the plug on their season the moment Aaron Judge’s elbow became […]