DENVER (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies on Friday, giving them a veteran at a position of need as they try to stop their slide down the AL East standings.
The Yankees sent pitching prospects Josh Grosz and Griffin Herring to Colorado.
The 30-year-old McMahon, an All-Star a year ago, was hitting .217 with 16 home runs and 35 RBIs for last-place Colorado. His 127 strikeouts this season led the National League entering Friday.
He s owed about $36.2 million from the remainder of a $70 million, six-year contract through 2027.
McMahon had spent all nine of his seasons in the majors with the Rockies. He is a career .240 hitter with 140 home runs and 452 RBIs..
The Yankees, who began play Friday 4 1/2 games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East, moved Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to second base in early July and cut ties with DJ LeMahieu.
McMahon is owed about $36.2 million from the remainder of a $70 million, six-year contract through 2027. He is due $4,193,548 for the remaining portion of his $12 million salary this year and $16 million in each of the next two seasons.
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