Mike Vaccaro of The New York Post nailed it in his Sunday column playing “buy or rent” with New York coaches. He wrote: “If Boone hasn’t bought by now, he should.” The Yankees value stability more than they ever have. Boone’s averaged 95 wins in six full seasons. Unless the wheels fall completely off, he’s not going anywhere.

The Yankees are now one game back of the Blue Jays in the AL East. It was their first four-game sweep in Toronto in franchise history.

If the New York Yankees haven't hit rock bottom yet, they're awfully close. Back on June 22, the Yankees were 45-32 and firmly in first place in the AL East. Fast forward to the present day, where they're now 48-40 and two games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the standings.

The New York Yankees (48-40) visit the New York Mets (51-38) Saturday in the second game of a 3-game series. First pitch from Citi Field is set for 4:10 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Fried and Rodon should keep the Mets bats quiet, like they have been for most of June. Paul Blackburn, Frankie Montas and an unknown spot starter will not keep you up at night. Anything the Yankees get from Marcus Stroman on Friday is a bonus.

On New York 4 to 7 presented by Verizon, Niki Lattarulo is joined by Joe DeMayo and Emmanuel Berbari to talk Mets and Yankees prospects

First-inning walks to Lindor and Alonso sandwiched Juan Soto's sacrifice bunt before Nimmo — without even finishing his swing — connected for his fourth career slam. It was his third of the season, matching a Mets record, and his third home run in four games.

Yankees starter Carlos Rodon had already yielded a double and a walk to begin the Mets’ first inning after the Yanks had gone three-and-out to start against old pal Frankie Montas. As hot as Soto is,