For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).

A prominent MLB insider says the New York Yankees’ decision to move on from DJ LeMahieu and eat the remaining money on his contract will hurt their plans to upgrade third base before the trade deadline.

Facing the Cubs for the first time since they traded him to the Yankees last offseason, Bellinger delivered the first three-homer game of his career.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. isn’t going into the Home Run Derby with any grand expectations or bold predictions. While the Yankees second baseman says he’s “really excited” to be competing in MLB’s annual power exhibition, Chisholm plans to maintain the measured approach at the plate that helped him become an All-Star in the first place.