Yankees Must Avoid Tempting Alex Verdugo Reunion Despite Latest Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Once upon a time, the 2025 New York Yankees held a 7 1/2 game lead in the AL East. Aaron Judge was flirting with .400, and Max Fried appeared on track to compete with Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal for the AL Cy Young.

Once again though, those walks pile up. The one to Jonathan Aranda was the catalyst for the first inning home run, and three more over the course of the game inflated Schlittler’s pitch count. A walk to Yandy Díaz precipitated an RBI single that untied the game and ended Cam’s night just one out into the fifth.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Luka Doncic Discusses Motivation for Weight Loss During Interview at Yankees Game. Luka Doncic was motivated to lose weight this offseason and gave a bit of insight as to why on Monday night.

After returning from the All-Star break by taking two of three games in Atlanta, the Yankees seemed poised to make a run at the AL East-leading Blue Jays. Instead, they dropped two of three north of the border and returned home to lose two of three to the Phillies, who appear headed for a photo finish with the Mets for the NL East title.

Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of two-run homers and J.T. Realmuto followed the Yankees’ ninth error in four games with a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run seventh inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies over New York 12-5.

The two stars of the MLB and NBA shared a few words, then Judge gifted Doncic a game-used bat and a pair of his "Double Gum" Air Jordan 1 Low cleats. The shoes were an especially appropriate gift, as both Judge and Doncic are Jordan Brand athletes.

The Yankees and Rays line up for a four-game series as both teams attempt to right the ship. Tampa Bay has lost four consecutive games and six of the past seven, while New York is 1-3 over the last four and 4-5 since the All-Star break. To make matters worse for the Yankees — Aaron Judge is out for the next 10 games.

According to one MLB insider, the New York Yankees are rethinking their trade deadline strategy after some devastating injury news on their franchise slugger.