Three Yankees Pitching Trade Ideas After Clarke Schmidt News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The hits keep coming for the tailspinning Yankees, who announced that starter Clarke Schmidt would need Tommy John surgery after being removed from his start Thursday with forearm tightness.

The apparent season-ending injury to New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt will have an impact on the roster at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Joel

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Preview the July 5 matchup between the New York Yankees and New York Mets with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Yankees are now one game back of the Blue Jays in the AL East. It was their first four-game sweep in Toronto in franchise history.

If the New York Yankees haven't hit rock bottom yet, they're awfully close. Back on June 22, the Yankees were 45-32 and firmly in first place in the AL East. Fast forward to the present day, where they're now 48-40 and two games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the standings.