ANAHEIM, Calif. — On their quest to remain afloat in the absence of Aaron Judge, it looked as if the New York Yankees had received a gift from the baseball gods in the form of their schedule coming out of the All-Star break.
With an inviting six-game road trip featuring matchups with the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels to open the second half, the Yankees appeared primed to not only keep treading water, but also hit the ground running under the tutelage of new hitting coach Sean Casey, and even make up some ground in the AL playoff race.