After the All-Star festivities and enjoying time off from the grind that is a 162 game baseball season, the Yankees will need to regroup and focus on the remainder of the season. The Yankees are currently 4.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL East standings and only the winner of the division will be able to bypass a 1 game Wildcard game in the postseason.
As the Red Sox coasted into the All-Star break as the hottest team in baseball, the Yankees hobbled their way into the break after struggling with their starting pitching and battling injuries to key players. For the Yankees, this break couldn't have came at a better time since it gives Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez time to rest and complete the rehab process with their injuries. It also gives the front office in New York to focus on improving the team for a second half push with the upcoming trade deadline.
If the Yankees are able to get healthy and add a piece like a solid middle of the rotation starting pitcher it will be interesting to see how this team responds to the challenge of overcoming their deficit in the standings to the Red Sox. If the Yankees are able to keep the division race close until they end, the final series of the season could end up being extremely important since the Yankees end the regular season in Fenway playing the Red Sox.
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