Yankees acquire Andrew Benintendi, Aaron Judge and Aaron Boone react

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The New York Yankees have begun splashing at the trade deadline as they acquired outfielder Andrew Benintendi late Wednesday night.

The trade was announced shortly after the Yanks dropped their second-straight game to their crosstown rival Mets, and it comes at the perfect time.

The Bronx Bombers still hold the league's best record at 66-33 and are a legitimate World Series threat, but they have shown flaws as of late, going 14-15 in their last 29 games, and 5-9 in their last 14.

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Andrew Benintendi, #16 of the Kansas City Royals, rounds the bases on his two-run home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 20, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Benintendi is hitting .320, which is a career-high and is now the best mark on the Yankees, as is his .387 on-base percentage. 

"He's a really good player… I've sene him do a lot of impressive things. That'll definitely be a big piece to what we got going on here," said Aaron Judge.

Judge added that the trade could be the spark to getting the Yankees back into shape as they try to win their first World Series since 2009.

"Especially during the dog days of summer. We've been grinding it out for a while, and then you add a piece like that, especially a guy like that, he's been hitting well over .300 all year, playing great defense and being kind of a spark plug over there in Kansas City. Any time you bring him into the type of culture we got, it's always a plus and kind of a boosted energy."

Aaron Judge, #99 of the New York Yankees, and Andrew Benintendi, #16 of the Boston Red