July 28, 2018. It was hardly a day that seemed likely to go down in Yankees history. The Bombers came back in the 8th inning to beat the Royals 5-4 on that day. They moved to 66-37 on the year, but still trailed the Red Sox by 5.5 games in the AL East. Yeah, remember when the Red Sox were actually good?
With just three days to go until the trade deadline, Brian Cashman made an unassuming move that flew under the radar for most fans at the time. The Yankees traded Chasen Shreve and relief prospect Giovanny Gallegos to the Cardinals for international signing pool money and a 27-year-old first baseman named Luke Voit.