Overview
- Clarke Schmidt’s UCL tear was diagnosed as season-ending and will require Tommy John surgery.
- The Yankees snapped a six-game skid with a 6-4 Subway Series win over the Mets, highlighted by Aaron Judge’s two-run homer and Cody Bellinger’s shoestring catch.
- New York has lost 21 of 34 games and now sits three games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East.
- Rotation depth will lean on prospect Cam Schlittler alongside veterans Marcus Stroman and Luis Gil.
- Front office leaders are preparing to pursue starting pitchers and bullpen reinforcements before the July 31 trade deadline.