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MLB Trade Rumors Rays recent trade of Rich Hill to the Mets may have seemed incongruous with their plans for contention, but this is how the Rays do business: players play for the present, front office plays for the future. GM Erik Neander suggested it was simply a matter of coming up on having too many guys for the rotation, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). He didn’t shut down the idea of upgrading the rotation, however, suggesting they weren’t in love with Hill’s output projections for this season. For now, Red Sox southpaw 

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports The New York Yankees have gone 9-3 in their last 12 games, winning four consecutive series against teams in the playoff hunt (the Mariners, Astros, Red Sox, and Phillies). This, of course, has all happened while losing their two primary left fielders to injuries as well as their first baseman, two replacement outfielders, and several bullpen and back-end rotation members. And — oh, right — they lost their best player, their third baseman, their ace’s personal catcher, and their best reliever to a rash of COVID. Credit where credit is due: The replacements h...

Fingerlakes1.com Menu Kyle covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. DJ LeMahieu was scratched from the Yankees’ lineup just before their series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. LeMahieu was scratched with a stomach virus. The good news is that LeMahieu, who had COVID-19 last year, tested negative for the virus on Tuesday. So any illness that LeMahieu has seems to be a short-term issue, as the Yankees have had recent coronavirus issues. Or...

NEW YORK -- — Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth inning before recording his first save in over a month, and the New York Yankees hit four homers to power past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Tuesday night. Brett Gardner hit a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning before Gary Sánchez, Giancarlo Stanton and Estevan Florial also connected in the final three innings for the Yankees, who moved within seven games of AL East-leading Boston. The struggling Chapman, who entered with a 10.80 ERA in his last 15 appearances, struck out Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins and Didi Gregorius — while als...

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Yankees’ offense scored in just about every way besides a dropped third strike and a wild pitch with a runner on third, as they took the first of a two-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, extending their winning streak to three games. This showdown had something for everybody on offense. Do you prefer small ball? The Yankees scored their first two runs thanks to the efforts of Greg Allen. First, he led off the bottom of the third with a single before scoring on an Estevan Florial groundout to first. Two innings later, he led off the fifth wit...