Overview
- McMahon, who started at shortstop for the first time Wednesday, fielded several balls cleanly but went 0-for-3 with a walk in a 3-2 loss to the A’s.
- He is 2-for-26 (.077) with 13 strikeouts and no extra-base hits to start 2026, a slump that has dragged on through the season’s first 10 games.
- Manager Aaron Boone urged patience and said the sample is small, pointing out that McMahon reached base four times across his last three games.
- The move to short kept Amed Rosario at third a night after his two-homer game, highlighting an infield the Yankees are still mixing and matching.
- The Yankees still owe McMahon about $32 million over the next two seasons, a stake that looms as some analysts float prospect George Lombard Jr. as an option if the struggles continue.