There's an incredible historical tie-in for McMahon that might be a good omen here. His current manager, Aaron Boone, wore No. 19 for the Yankees in 2003. That's the year he hit the epic ALCS walk-off home run against the Boston Red Sox in Game 7.

The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm back to the keystone. As of late, manager Aaron Boone has used a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. Clearly New York, now 4 ½ games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.

The New York Yankees have officially made their first major move ahead of the 2025 MLB trade deadline next week. New York is sending prospects Josh Grosz and Gr