Yankees acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from Rockies, fill major need ahead of postseason push

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The New York Yankees have a reinforcement on the way ahead of their postseason push. 

The team acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, the teams announced Friday.

McMahon, 30, will fill a gaping hole the Yankees have had all season at third base. The Yankees have gotten a .645 OPS from their third basemen this season, the eighth worst at the position in the big leagues. 

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The Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon heads up the first-base line after hitting a two-run home run off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Chris Paddack in the first inning July 18, 2025, in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

McMahon has just a .217 batting average with 16 home runs this year, but his .717 OPS is an upgrade over what Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas have provided. 

While McMahon’s overall numbers at the plate are not strong, he has hit better of late. Since May 1, McMahon has a .246 average with 14 home runs. 

Regardless of how McMahon hits, he is a great defensive third baseman who, at the very least, will upgrade the Yankees' infield defense. 

McMahon had spent his entire nine-season career with the Rockies.

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Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon throws late to first base after fielding an infield single off the bat of the Minnesota Twins' Christian Vázquez in the sixth inning July 20, 2025, in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

"While it is never easy to part ways with a player and person of Ryan’s