MINNEAPOLIS – Honored earlier in the day by the Yankees for his work away from the diamond, Carlos Rodón continued to be strong for his employer Monday night.

New York’s offense did not.

Rodón scattered five hits and allowed two runs across six innings, but in-playoff-contention New York fell 7-0 at Target Field to the Twins, a team playing out the string.

The Yankees (83-67) fell five games behind Toronto (88-62) in the American League East and remained one game ahead of idle Boston (82-68) for the top AL Wild Card seed. The Blue Jays and Red Sox hold head-to-head tiebreakers.

The performance came just hours after Rodón was named New York’s nominee for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award , which is “bestowed annually to the player who best represents the game of Baseball throu

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