The Phillies are half a game behind the New York Mets for the top spot in the NL East at 58-44. They blew a chance to finish off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox their last time out on Wednesday, but allowed 6 runs with two outs in the fifth inning, squandering a 5-0 lead before eventually losing 9-8 in 11 innings.

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On this Hall of Fame weekend, let’s examine which current Yankees might eventually join CC Sabathia in Cooperstown.

The retired New York Yankees pitcher was on his way to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he posted on social media that his car broke down. Plenty of drivers offered to get him there.

The hottest third baseman who probably will be traded is Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suarez, who is second in the NL with 36 homers and first with 86 RBI. A bunch of contenders reportedly plan on making a run at the veteran, who would be a rental because he’ll be on the free agent market come December.

The New York Yankees are acquiring Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon for two pitching prospects, lefty Griffin Herring and righty Josh Grosz, the teams announced on Friday.  McMahon, 30, was viewed as one of the top available positional players on the market.

The New York Yankees acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies on Friday for prospects, according to multiple reports. MLB.com was first to report the trade, which is pending physicals.