The Yankees were determined to do better in 2025 – or at least compromise with Jeter. They canned the press conference and decided to play a softball game. Another disastrous decision. But with less than a month to go, Jeter took everyone off the hook. He told the Yankees he was skipping Old Timers Day.

The New York Yankees pitching staff has been thinned out badly by injuries, but one move could add needed depth without surrendering a top prospect.

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Dax Kilby’s bat is a big reason why the Yankees were so excited to grab the high school shortstop in the first round of this week’s MLB draft. “He’s got a contact-oriented swing that also has power,” Yankees director of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer told reporters this week. “It adapts to being able to hit balls in different quadrants.”

After some rough patches, Williams, a two-time All-Star and 2020 NL Rookie of the Year, has been on a roll – reclaiming the closer spot, and in the process displaying the moxie which enticed the Bombers to acquire him from the Brewers in December.

The Yankees’ decision-makers were gathered in a conference room at the club’s Player Development complex in Tampa, Fla., as the early picks of the 2025 MLB Draft ticked by. Inside the room, there was

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the New York Yankees on Friday to begin a three-game series. Atlanta has a 24-22 record at home and a 42-53 record overall. The Braves have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .388.

The New York Yankees are projected to execute a massive deadline trade to fortify the roster in several critical ways.

Kilby described the moment he was drafted as “unreal” and a dream come true. He’s now the latest shortstop to be selected in the first round by the Yankees, joining top prospect George Lombard Jr., current starting shortstop Anthony Volpe, now-Tigers infielder Trey Sweeney and of course Derek Jeter.