The Yankees' sketchy pitching plan backfired Friday night, and now they need to scramble again to cover themselves. According to The New York Post’s Joel Sherman, the team is designating reliever RIco Garcia for assignment after Thursday night’s bullpen scramble in Atlanta.

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ATLANTA — Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton flashed an eye-squinting big ‘ole smile hearing Aaron Judge was at it again during the captain’s Sunday post-game interviews, first with the YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits on the field and then with the beat writers at his Truist Park visiting clubhouse locker.

The Yankees trailed 5-0, 7-2 and 8-7 but came all the way back, helped by two home runs by Anthony Volpe and one by Cody Bellinger.

The Yankees’ last trip to Toronto turned into a disaster. Now they’re hoping recent history doesn’t repeat itself with the club returning to Canada for three games against the Blue Jays.

For the second time this month, the New York Yankees will visit Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. And, once again, there’s a lot at stake. Ben Nicholson-Smith previews the big series.

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors, and you can find Sunday's just below.

Too often, especially of late during an 12-19 skid, the Yankees have been hurt by fundamental mistakes on the bases, with Friday night serving as the latest example.