MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: As we enter the final month of the regular season, the Yankees currently sit in a playoff spot and within striking distance in the AL East race. However, September will be a month that will truly test their credentials, as the Yankees will face four of the best teams in the AL in the Astros, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Tigers.
MLB.com: While the Yankees had Monday off, it was September 1st, which is a day for roster moves, as they expand before the final month of the season. In case
you missed it, the Yankees’ lone moves were recalling catcher J.C. Escarra and pitcher Ryan Yarbrough, the latter returning after being out since mid-June with injury. Trade deadline acquisition Austin Slater will also likely be back from an injury of his own in the coming days.
NJ.com | Max Goodman: The end of August is also a deadline for teams getting players on their 40-man roster for playoff eligibility reasons. A couple former Yankees were among those picked up by contending team, as Andrew Heaney (Dodgers), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (Blue Jays), and Tim Mayza (Phillies) each signed with a contending team in the final hours of August.
Newsweek | Jon Paul Hoornstra: Former Yankee pitcher Rich Hinton passed away back in August at the age of 78. Hinton briefly played for the Yankees in 1972, but was an opponent of the team in 1976 as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, while he also pitched for three other teams in his nine-year career.
