The New York Yankees will be without Aaron Judge for the near future as they chase the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays.

Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup against Philadelphia and was sent for imaging of his right elbow, a worrying development for a team that has been sliding down the standings for two months.

While Judge was diagnosed with a flexor strain in his right elbow, the Yankee bats mostly were throttled without him until a late Giancarlo Stanton homer in a 9-4 loss to the Phillies at the Stadium to fall to 3-5 since the All-Star break and 14-23 since June 13.

Third baseman Ryan McMahon was set to make his New York Yankees debut Saturday, batting eighth against Philadelphia. New York acquired the 2024 All-Star from Colorado on Friday for a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors,

Third baseman Ryan McMahon was acquired by the Yankees from the Colorado Rockies on Friday for a pair of minor league pitchers in an effort by New York to stop its slide down the AL East standings. New York sent Colorado a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors,

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees play the middle contest of a 3-game interleague series Saturday at Yankee Stadium.