The Yankees didn’t land Manny Machado, but they are hoping to add a very dangerous right-handed bat to the lineup Friday night against the Mets.
That’s when Gary Sanchez returns from the disabled list and plays for the first time since June 24, when he suffered a right groin injury running out a ground ball at Tampa Bay.
The Yankees were in on Machado but feel comfortable with Miguel Andujar at third base and Didi Gregorius at shortstop instead of Machado, a free agent after the season, who would have been a rental and went from Baltimore to the Dodgers.