McMahon's Clutch Homer Sparks Yankees

0:00It's April 18th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Ryan McMahon was ice cold all season, batting just 1-19 with 5 hits in 42 ad bats and no extra base hits. Bench for the second straight game, he came off the pine for defense at third base. Then boom, in the eighth inning, he crushed a 2 run homer to snap a 2-all tie, handing the Yankees a 4-2 win over the Royals. Major Aaron Boone sat him against tough pitchers, like Michael Watcha, opting for righty Ahmed Rosario instead. Boone saw McMahon tweaking his swing in practice and planned more bench time with lefties coming up, but McMahon stayed locked in, taking swings in the cage during those early innings. Everyone knows slums hit even the elite as Boone put it, the grind never stops. McMahon hated letting his brothers down, and he may bin rice, who also went deep earlier, lit up about his daily work ethic. They hit together at 2 p.m. before games, pure hustle.

1:01This guy is no rookie 31 years old, traded from Colorado last July for his glove and lefty power. Inow All-Star in 2024, with 145 homers over 10 big league seasons, 20 plus every full year since 2019. That clutch blast, pushed by the win 372 feet, proves he still got it. Yankees fans hope it's the spark to turn his season around, just when they need that third base fire.