Ryan McMahon arrived in The Bronx throughout Friday’s sport after the Yankees organized for an Uber to move him from Baltimore, the place he’d been with the Rockies earlier than the commerce.
“Honestly, it was weird. I’ve been [with] Colorado for 12 years, but I think once I calmed down, I realized how exciting this was going to be, and just got really excited to get up here,” stated McMahon, who began at third base and went 1-for-3 with a stroll in Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Phillies. “It’s calmed down, but off the bat, it definitely was a whirlwind. But I had a nice little drive up from Baltimore, had some time to get ready.”
McMahon, a 2024 All-Star for the Rockies, added it’s “really exciting” to go from last-place Colorado to a pennant race with the Yanks.
“I mean, this is every kid’s dream,” McMahon stated. “When you’re 9, 10 years old, hitting in the backyard, you’re picturing yourself, Game 7, World Series at Yankee Stadium. So it’s gonna be pretty cool…Couldn’t pick a better spot.”
McMahon stated the Uber journey took about 3 1/2 hours and he arrived on the Stadium round 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Boone stated Giancarlo Stanton will work out within the outfield to see “if he can be an option there,” if Aaron Decide (elbow) must be the designated hitter when he first comes off the injured record.
“That’s not imminent,” Boone stated of Stanton, who has not performed the outfield this season since returning in mid-June from an IL stint. “I wouldn’t play him clearly with Aaron on the IL, however he’ll begin to work on the market throughout this stretch [depending on] how lengthy it’s gonna take Aaron to get again into the outfield.
“We’ll see what it looks like and how G responds to it.”
Stanton hit his second residence run in as many video games Saturday within the seventh inning.
Boone reiterated that he expects Luis Gil (lat) to make one other minor-league rehab begin this week for Triple-A Scranton and “then should be in play” to make his season debut for the Yankees.
Ryan Yarbrough (indirect) additionally is predicted to throw a full bullpen session within the coming days.
Righty reliever Yerry de los Santos returned from his rehab project and was reinstated from the 15-day injured record to exchange Scott Effross, who was optioned to Triple-A after Friday’s sport.
Allan Winans additionally was optioned to Scranton following Saturday’s loss.
