Overview

• New York was swept in a three-game series by the Miami Marlins, dropping its record to 60-51 in the American League East.
• Alex Rodriguez argued that repeated baserunning and defensive errors go unpunished and said errant players would once have been benched.
• Derek Jeter highlighted the frequency of fundamental mistakes and urged the club to clean up its play against top opponents.
• Manager Aaron Boone countered that accountability is a daily focus and delivered a blunt message to his underperforming roster following the losses.
• Recent blunders—such as Jazz Chisholm Jr. being doubled off first on a pop-up and Jose Caballero’s error that spurred a Marlins rally—have intensified scrutiny on the Yankees’ fundamentals.