Yankees Trade Hours Before Rays Game Draws Attention originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees have been busy making moves as the trade deadline looms, and it doesn’t look like they’re slowing down anytime soon. Fresh off the addition of Ryan McMahon to bolster their lineup, the Yankees are shaking things up once again.

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The Yankees are trading for another hitter. The team is acquiring Austin Slater from the White Sox, according to multiple reports.

The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — While the Yankees continue their pursuit to add starting pitching and bullpen help ahead of Thursday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline, general manager Brian Cashman added another bat on Wednesday.

The New York Yankees are without their star after Aaron Judge suffered a flexor strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list.

The Yankees may have avoided the doomsday scenario with Aaron Judge’s elbow, but not everyone is convinced the situation is as clean as the team is making it sound. On Monday, former MLB GM Jim Bowden threw a bit of cold water on the Yankees’ narrative that they “dodged a bullet” with Judge’s latest injury.