{"id":104815,"date":"2025-07-26T19:08:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=104815"},"modified":"2025-07-26T19:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:09:48","slug":"how-yankees-newly-acquired-infielder-ryan-mcmahon-fits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/26\/how-yankees-newly-acquired-infielder-ryan-mcmahon-fits\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Yankees&#8217; Newly Acquired Infielder Fits In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Yankees have begun the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/24\/yankees-ask-about-pirates-cruz\/\" target=\"_self\">re-tweaking<\/a> their roster by adding infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcmahry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan McMahon<\/a>. The team sent two prospects back to the Colorado Rockies in return for acquiring the third baseman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The club has been on a slide, losing control of the American League East and displaying weakness on the defensive side. A move for a new face on the infield was desperately needed, and McMahon was the answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in July, the Yankees also released veteran third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemahdj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ LeMahieu<\/a> due to inconsistencies and a lack of production. They also shuffled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chishja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jazz Chisholm Jr.<\/a> back to second base after evident struggles at the hot corner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon will likely occupy third base with a key role to play on the field and in the lineup. This is the club&#8217;s first move prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/22\/infielders-yankees-should-target-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_self\">trade deadline.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102424\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102424\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26442675-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 13, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Colorado Rockies third base Ryan McMahon (24) hits a home run against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>How Ryan McMahon Fits In with the Yankees<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon has been in the league for some time. He broke into professional baseball in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, selected in the second round by the Colorado Rockies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to the Bronx, Ryan! ?<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ry_McMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Ry_McMahon<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepBX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RepBX<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9iqcHauLHZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9iqcHauLHZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1948836064157950299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s put up nine seasons in the major leagues, making his debut on August 12th, 2017, against the Miami Marlins. McMahon plays three positions: third base, second base, and first base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his utility ability, the former Rockies infielder is a primary third baseman. McMahon is a one-time All-Star, getting that opportunity in 2024, when he launched 20 homers and drove in 65 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Statistics and Metrics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon slashed a .217\/.314\/.403 this season with 76 hits, 16 home runs, 35 RBI, and 42 runs scored. Career-wise, he\u2019s slashed a combined .240\/.323\/.420 with 3,381 at-bats, 812 hits, 178 extra-base hits, 140 home runs, and 452 at-bats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The offensive concern with McMahon is his strikeout tendencies. McMahon leads the league in strikeouts this season with 127. He\u2019s only walked 49 times. He has a 31.7 strikeout percentage and a 12.2 walk percentage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In nine years, he\u2019s recorded 30% or above on strikeout percentage. He averages a 29% strikeout percentage career-wise, with a career 91.4 mph exit velocity, 113.7 mph max exit velocity, and a 46.3 hard-hit percentage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His left-handed bat comes with strong bat power and good bat speed, keeping his hands and barrel in the zone. McMahon is primarily pull-side with 40.6% pull percentage with 38.8% straight-away, and 20.5% opposite field. His pull AIR percentage is 18.8%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Role in the Bronx\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon\u2019s left-handed bat will suffice in the lineup, despite his high strikeout rates. Hitting from the left side, and his pull-side ability will fare well with the short porch in right field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest contribution of McMahon to the Yankees will be his polished fielding ability at the hot corner. He will be the Yankees&#8217; third baseman, and does flash a glove that defends well, with athletic ability and an aggressive defensive approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon has a league-leading 100 games at third base this season, with 824 innings of play. The infielder has a .978 fielding percentage versus a league .962 fielding percentage at third base for the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMahon will be a huge defensive addition to the left side of the Yankees&#8217; infield, hopefully solving some key issues. The infield has seen some defensive concerns involving errors, and the personnel deployed to those positions did not suffice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Yankees lead the American League in errors so far this year. This move seems to be more of a defensive than an offensive prioritization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have begun the process of re-tweaking their roster by adding infielder Ryan McMahon. The team sent two prospects back to the Colorado Rockies in return for acquiring the third baseman.\u00a0 The club has been on a slide, losing control of the American League East and displaying weakness on the defensive side. 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