Yankees will face several AL contenders down the stretch; September callups announced; former Yanks added to contenders.

Yankees should consider claiming Alexis Díaz after Dodgers DFA, with bullpen struggles exposing urgent September depth needs.

A few former Yankees were scooped up by contenders across the league right before that deadline. Left-hander Andrew Heaney, a former trade deadline acquisition for the Yankees, was signed by the Dodgers on Sunday,

Jones homered 433 feet off rehabbing Toronto starter Alek Manoah last week but finished 1-for-4. He went 5-for-22 (.227) over six games, and his August line sits at .174 with three homers and 11 RBIs. His average has dipped from .402 to .287.

With rosters set to expand from 26 players to 28 on September 1, the front end of the New York Yankees' bullpen could look quite a bit different in short order.

There won’t be much mystery to one of their September call-ups. The added pitcher will be left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, who will come off the injured list for Tuesday’s series opener in Houston for a long relief role.

Yankees fans are going to have to wait to see Spencer Jones wearing pinstripes in the Bronx. As New York Post beat writer Greg Joyce wrote this week, on Sept. 1, when MLB rosters expand by a position player and a pitcher,

The Yankees continue to bolster the bullpen, adding Jake Bird in a trade with the Rockies at the 2025 deadline.

Aaron Boone said the slugger is heading to the IL with a right flexor strain after missing Saturday’s game against the Phillies. Boone found out before the 9-4 loss, as Judge underwent an MRI, received a PRP injection and some medicine, and visited with the Yankees’ team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.