Yankees outfielder Juan Soto will get X-rays "just to make sure" after he banged his knee into the wall "pretty good" while making a sliding catch vs. the Mariners.

Two days after speaking openly about his upcoming free agent bonanza, New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto found himself on the ground at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, having smashed his knee left on the wall while making a sliding catch.

Unfortunately, the Bronx Bombers may have lost one of their underrated bullpen arms, as right-hander Jake Cousins lasted just two batters in Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners before being taken out.

Following a one-year absence, the New York Yankees are back in the playoffs. After spending last year sitting at home when the postseason arrived, the Yankees wrapped up their place in the 2024 playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners wrap up their three-game series on Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.

Nobody in either clubhouse had ever seen it happen before. When the New York Yankees threw out the Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez at third base because Rodríguez forgot to return to the bag after nearly getting hit by a flying baseball bat,