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Yankees top prospect George Lombard Jr. impressed as he appeared in the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Saturday afternoon.

The Cubs offense gave Boyd a one-run lead to work with from the get-go. Nico Hoerner led off with a triple and then scored on Kyle Tucker’s groundout. The Cubs then rallied for three runs in the third inning, and Carson Kelly tacked on a solo home run in the eighth.

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MLB Network's Jon Morosi reports his goal for the rest of the season. "DJ LeMahieu, now a free agent, is looking to sign with a team for the rest of 2025," Morosi wrote on X. "His best fits are with teams that could utilize him at 1B, 2B, and/or DH."

The New York Yankees have the wind at their backs again as they go into Saturday’s Game 2 of their home series against the Chicago Cubs on a streak of four straight wins.

And lefthander Carlos Rodon certainly pitched like one on Friday night by turning in his best performance of the season as the Yankees dominated the NL Central-leading Cubs. 11-0, before a sellout crowd of 46,327 at the Stadium.

A prominent MLB insider says the New York Yankees’ decision to move on from DJ LeMahieu and eat the remaining money on his contract will hurt their plans to upgrade third base before the trade deadline.