The New York Yankees currently have their backs against the wall. After dropping the first two games of the weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies, they sit at 56-48 overall—6 1/2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East and clinging to a one-game cushion in the Wild Card race.

The New York Yankees already made two trades before this Thursday’s deadline,acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies and utilityinfielder Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals.

The Yankees had tried to acquire Amed Rosario multiple times over the past few years. Now that they finally got him, from the Nationals in a Saturday night trade for reliever Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfielder Browm Martinez, Rosario becomes the utilityman the Yankees have been missing since Oswaldo Cabrera broke his ankle in May.

The New York Yankees have caught the MLB market by surprise by securing the services of utility player Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals. According to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, the deal includes right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter ...