With persistent championship-or-bust expectations, the Yankees are virtually guaranteed to try to improve their roster before the trade deadline. And one area in need of a boost has been unaddressed since well before opening day.

Catching a Ryan Yarbrough changeup off the end of the bat, Heim singled in the second inning before showing visible discomfort in his right hand. He stayed in the game to run the bases, but after attempting a throw down to second base before the next half-inning, he signaled to the dugout he needed to be replaced.

Preview the May 21 matchup between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

If the game ends up postponed, it could create a real scheduling bind for the teams as this is the Rangers’ only scheduled trip to Yankee Stadium. The obvious choice for rescheduling would be Sept. 11, an off day for the Rangers ahead of a series at the New York Mets, but the Yankees are scheduled to play that day against Detroit.

Rangers catcher Jonah Heim could return to action as soon as Thursday, one day after leaving Texas' game against the New York Yankees in the second inning due to a right hand injury. Manager Bruce Bochy said Heim suffered a compressed nerve in his throwing hand on Wednesday when he singled for the Rangers' first hit in the top of

Former Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka is back at Yankee Stadium as an opposing player for the first time with the Rangers this week.

The New York Yankees traded for Cody Bellinger last offseason. He could hit free agency this offseason, and the team could trade him.