- Max Fried landed back on the IL with a recurring bone bruise in his left elbow, disrupting a rotation that’s never featured Fried, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón together.
- New York’s offense has stalled — one of the worst second-half marks in MLB — so the team is leaning heavily on pitching to carry them down the stretch.
- Return timelines for key bats (Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger) are murky, and their health will likely decide the Yankees’ September push and playoff hopes.
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