The Yankees opened the 2025 season with what one might call a concept of a plan at third base. Their Opening Day third baseman was Oswaldo Cabrera; once Cabrera went down for the year with a grisly leg injury, the scrambling began. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was pulled back off his native second base to man the hot corner, as were a gaggle of players who simply looked overmatched: Pablo Reyes, Jorbit Vivas, and the swan song of Oswald Peraza. Entering the summer it was clear the current situation at the position was untenable.

GM Brian Cashman moved quickly, acquiring a player in whom he had shown interest throughout prior seasons: the Rockies’ Ryan McMahon. For a modest haul of prospects, McMahon came to the Bronx a week ahead of the deadline and provided stability at third base — particularly on

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