NEW YORK — For a seven-game stretch this past week, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was gaining steam at the plate. Volpe hit two home runs in a game in Atlanta, the beginning of a stretch where he was batting .292 with a 1.099 OPS and four homers in 26 plate appearances.

While GM Brian Cashman mostly is pursuing pitching help following an active weekend upgrading the lineup, NBA superstar Luka Doncic was in attendance Monday night to see the Yankees’ bats mostly silenced in a 4-2 loss to the Rays at the Stadium.

In his third MLB start, Yankees' right-hander Cam Schlittler lasted 4.1 innings, yielding three runs on seven hits and four walks, with five strikeouts, in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

As the team endures a marked fall from grace after a torrid start to the year, it has placed the franchise slugger on the injured list with a strained flexor tendon. He is expected to return this season, but the fallout from that brutal injury will still be far reaching.

Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in the opener of a four-game series.

2021: The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees. Cubs fans did not get a chance to say goodbye — Rizzo was not in the starting lineup for a 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

The New York Yankees have a few holes they still need to fill with little time to do so, and one writer labels them as one of the most desperate teams.

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers may be historic rivals, but that hasn’t stopped them from doing business […]