The St. Louis Cardinals have been involved in a lot of different trade rumors this year. St. Louis has been linked to buying moves that would see them add playe

The New York Yankees need a third baseman and have until Thursday to make a trade. Could the Kansas City Royals provide them with an All-Star?

The Yankees made their first trade deadline move on Friday, acquiring a third baseman for two minor-league pitchers.

Jones went 3-for-5 with three home runs and four RBI for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Jones mashed homers in the first, third and fifth innings to continue a recent power surge. He's gone deep 10 times in his past 12 contests and has posted an absurd 1.

The New York Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies for minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, sources tell ESPN.

Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz is among those that the Yankees have checked in on, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman reports that the Yankees have talked to the Pirates about the slugger, but the price is said to be “steep.”

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