NEW YORK (AP) — Third baseman Ryan McMahon was set to make his New York Yankees debut Saturday, batting eighth against Philadelphia. New York acquired the 2024 All-Star from Colorado on Friday for a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors, right-hander Josh Grosz and left-hander Griffin Herring.

Ryan McMahon, acquired Friday from the Colorado Rockies, is batting eighth and playing third base Saturday afternoon as the New York Yankees face the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium. The lineup is missing Aaron Judge, who’s getting a scheduled day off, which makes McMahon’s bat even more important in the middle game of the series.

The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm back to the keystone. As of late, manager Aaron Boone has used a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. Clearly New York, now 4 ½ games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.

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