The New York Yankees find themselves out of first place in the American League East, primarily due to a four-game sweep at the hands of the now first-place Toronto Blue Jays last week. They remain postseason contenders as the All-Star break and trade deadline approach,

MLB's trade deadline is rapidly approaching, looming just three weeks away, and the Yankees find themselves in a bit of a rut. The team limped through the month of June, going 12-14, before getting swept in a four-game series at the start of July.

The Seattle Mariners visit the New York Yankees Wednesday in the second game of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium.

Fried and Rodon should keep the Mets bats quiet, like they have been for most of June. Paul Blackburn, Frankie Montas and an unknown spot starter will not keep you up at night. Anything the Yankees get from Marcus Stroman on Friday is a bonus.

The New York Yankees (48-41) and New York Mets (52-38) wrap up their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Citi Field in Flushing is set for 1:40 p.m. ET (MLB.TV Free Game of the Day). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

All-Star infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. is moving back to second base with the New York Yankees in place of DJ LeMahieu, who is heading to the bench. New York also put reliever Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list Tuesday,

The New York Yankees once committed six years and $90 million to DJ LeMahieu. Somehow, he never appeared in a single playoff game for the Bronx Bombers. And on Wednesday, the Yankees designated him for assignment.

The New York Yankees could soon cut ties with their infield veteran after a demotion solicited a "not great" reaction.

The move came a day after manager Aaron Boone announced LeMahieu would move from New York's starting second baseman to a bench role. Boone said LeMahieu did not take the demotion well but emphasized that LeMahieu didn't ask for his release.