Some of the best defensive plays we see, or at least the highest degree of difficulty, come when a player is in uncharted territory for their position. For an infielder, ranging straight backwards into the outfield for a pop up is about as hard as it gets.

In the Yankees ’ big win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, however, it was Wells’ arm that stole the show, helping to preserve a one-run lead with the game on the line.

"You see the appreciation from the pitchers," Ceddanne Rafaela says. "They appreciate you a lot when you give it all to them."

Yankees bats went quiet again in another close game before the bullpen, for the second straight night, went off the rails.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who saw his team shut out the A's the previous two nights, turned to arguably the best reliever in baseball. He brought in flame-throwing left-hander Aroldis Chapman, who was working on Major League Baseball's third-longest hitless steak since 1901.

Grisham now has the second-most home runs on the Yankees roster with 25, after only Aaron Judge (with 40). He is slas hing .247/.351/.469 this season with a .820 OPS and 40 RBIs. The 28-year-old outfielder may enter free agency at the end of this season ...

The Red Sox will take on the Yankees in a final regular-season series later this week. And if neither team is able to dethrone the Toronto Blue Jays at the top of the American League East division, they could face each other again in a tense playoff round.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge has been handed a bold postseason label as the team prepares for its October push.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone rips MLB over travel from Houston to Toronto, citing impact on club's playoff race and player rest.