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The New York Yankees are reportedly searching for a catcher, ahead of the Major League Baseball trade deadline. New York is getting tied to two different players, according to a new report .
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"The Yankees' production behind the plate has been among the worst in the league, as New York ranks 14th with a .178 batting average and .526 OPS and last with 19 RBIs from its backstops. Austin Wells has all four of the Yankees' homers at the position, but he's hitting .157 with a .499 OPS in 190 plate appearances," MLB.com reported. "If they're available, Hunter Goodman and Ryan Jeffers would help those numbers, but GM Brian Cashman has been historically reluctant to bring in a new everyday catcher during the season because of potential disruption to the pitching staff."
The Yankees have tumbled in recent weeks . New York is currently second in the American League East, with a 48-36 record. The Bronx Bombers have dropped eight of their last 10 games.
New York is also trying to recover from the loss of slugger Aaron Judge . Judge has been out since the end of May, due to injury. He is dealing with rib problems .
"I don't know exactly when," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said about Judge's planned return, per Associated Press. "He's doing some workout stuff in the weight room. I don't know all that he's doing specifically, but I think he's doing some more things than he was initially."
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Yankees fans desperately want to see the team turn it around. New York hasn't won a World Series in close to 20 years, and pressure is mounting on skipper Boone to finally get that done. The Yankees lost in disappointing fashion in the 2025 MLB playoffs to the Toronto Blue Jays .
The Yankees are in action Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers . The MLB trade deadline is on August 3.
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