By trading for former Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, the Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup and added a left-handed bat with some pop to aim at the short porch in Yankee Stadium. Box No. 1, checked.

Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz is among those that the Yankees have checked in on, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman reports that the Yankees have talked to the Pirates about the slugger, but the price is said to be “steep.”

The New York Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies for minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, sources tell ESPN.

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The Yankees got no offense again from their two stopgap third basemen in Wednesday night’s 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays. Oswald Peraza, 0-for-2 with a strikeout playing the first seven innings, is hitting .