Yankees All-Star break report card grades

BRONX, N.Y. — At the All-Star break, your 2023 New York Yankees sport a ledger of 49-42. They are one game out of a playoff spot. Plus, they’re one game ahead of the last-place rival Boston Red Sox, a team that allegedly wasn’t trying this season.

One could argue if the Yankees should be better or worse but as football Hall of Fame New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells would say, “You are what your record says you are.” In other words, not ideal.

In this space, I’m grading what I and many of you have witnessed thus far in the first half. I’m a tough grader. With that, let’s take a look.

OWNERSHIP: D

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