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Jason Heyward reveals insane Yankees-Braves trade that nearly went down in 2014

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Gary Sanchez #24 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees in action against the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium on September 26, 2020 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Marlins 11-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The Yankees would’ve been very different if this trade with the Braves happened.

Those back-to-back seasons in 2013 and 2014 in which the New York Yankees missed the playoffs really got to them, huh? General manager Brian Cashman was clearly looking to do something that would shake up the entire organization based on this tidbit of information from Jomboy Media.