The Yankees finally found their third baseman, and one of New York’s stars got straight to rubbing salt in the wound of the team they snatched him from. The Colorado Rockies are sending Ryan McMahon to the Bronx for two low-level prospects.

Ryan McMahon sparked a comeback with a tying, two-run double in a four-run second inning against Zack Wheeler, and the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 to salvage the finale of a three-game series.

The Yankees salvaged a series and avoided a sweep on Sunday, as they defeated the Phillies, 4-3, in the Bronx.

Ryan McMahon had been putting up pedestrian numbers when the New York Yankees pulled the trigger, acquiring the third baseman from the Colorado Rockies for a pair of pitching prospects. Third base had been a major point of weakness for the Yankees,

Ryan McMahon is now a New York Yankee. The former Colorado Rockie recently shared that he had always dreamed of playing for the Yankees.

New York acquired the 2024 All-Star from Colorado on Friday for a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors, right-hander Josh Grosz and left-hander Griffin Herring, and inserted the 30-year-old into the eighth spot in the batting order against Philadelphia.

Ryan McMahon’s circumstances changed in an instant when he was traded by the last-place Rockies to the playoff-contending Yankees.

The newest addition to the New York Yankees looks back on his time with the Rockies and considering bringing along a former teammate.