The New York Yankees‘ trade deadline moves in the 2025 MLB season on Thursday, July 31, 2025, are already a disaster after just one game.
The players combined to lose a big lead in their debut with the Bronx Bombers.
How was the New York Yankees debut of Jake Bird, David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jose Caballero?
With a five-run lead, Jake Bird took the mound in the seventh inning and was hit by a grand slam by Kyle Stowers. Then David Bednar allowed a game-tying home run by Venezuelan Javier Sanoja, followed by three straight hits for another run plus the difference.
Camilo Doval was brought in to close out the game and also got into trouble, allowing two runners to reach base before this hit by Xavier Edwards, a hit that evaded the glove of Jose Caballero to score both runners.
What did a Yankees legend have to say about it?
“You get to a point where you just can’t make it up. It’s like a minor league game out here.”, Paul O’Neill, New York Yankees commentator.
The Yankees were one of the more aggressive buyers at the deadline, especially in the reliever market due to a bullpen that entered Friday ranked 20th in MLB in ERA at 4.19
A bad day for four of the seven players acquired to solve these problems does not automatically mean that effort was a favour, but it is certainly not a good start.
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