On Friday, the Bombers returned to the grassy confines of Yankee Stadium. They didn’t leave their sloppiness in Canada, though, as they committed two errors in a loss to the Phillies.

Anthony Volpe and the New York Yankees finally emerged from the grips of a challenging losing streak against their American League rivals. However, Volpe unfortunately added an unfavorable statistic to his record.

Yankees 4 Blue Jays 8 The Jays are now four games up on the Yankees, in first place in the AL East. Life is good. That was a wild game. I thought we were in tough against Max Fried. And yet we

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth, tying the game up once again. But really, that just gave New York's defense more chances to humiliate itself. With one out in the bottom half, Cody Bellinger lost a fly ball in the lights and turned a sure out into a triple.

Cody Bellinger (L.) celebrates during the Yankees-Mets game on July 6, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect By a player who played first base Saturday, center field Friday and right field Thursday.

On nights like Wednesday — facing defensive performances like the Yankees' — the Jays' quiet strength became loud again.

LeMahieu is hitting .310 since June 1, but not with significant production, and the Yankees’ defensive issues were part of the problem in losing 16 of their last 23 games entering Tuesday.

Here are some trade targets the Yankees could target at this deadline to push them over the top and make another run at a World Series title.