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The Yankees and Mets will battle for New York bragging rights when they meet for a three-game series at Citi Field beginning on Friday

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list because of right forearm soreness on Friday, one day after his start at Toronto was cut short following three innings. A 29-year-old right-hander,

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt exited his start on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays after experiencing forearm tightness, the club announced. Yankees manager Aaron Boone opted for reliever Clayton Beeter to replace Schmidt on the mound.

Not only did the Blue Jays complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees — that outcome was secured by Toronto's 8-5 victory in front of 36,848 at Rogers Centre — but Clarke Schmidt, one of the Yankees' top pitchers this season,

The Yankees are now one game back of the Blue Jays in the AL East. It was their first four-game sweep in Toronto in franchise history.

But that was a very subtle message that the Yankees front office has to get him help. Sure, he followed it with the usual qualifiers. That there’s time. That he believes in the

Watching from the Rogers Centre first-base dugout rail, Aaron Judge and every other Yankees player and coach had a deer in the headlights blank stare while the Blue Jays were finishing them off Thursday night.