On Monday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels in California.
They are coming off a series where they took three out of four games from the Boston Red Sox (at home).
Most recently, the Yankees won by a score of 16-1 on Sunday.
ESPN Insights wrote: “The Yankees beat the Red Sox by 15 runs in the Bronx on Sunday, tied for their largest margin of victory ever over Boston in a home game🎆”
New York Yankees Release 7-Year MLB Player
Ahead of their series with the Angels, the Yankees announced that Justin Topa has elected free agency.
He had been designated for assignment earlier this week.
MLB.com wrote (on August 31): “RHP Justin Topa elected free agency.”
Topa appeared in just two games for the Yankees.
He let up no earned runs in 3.0 innings.
Looking At Topa
Topa was picked in the 17th round of the 2013 MLB Draft.
He played the first three seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Following Milwaukee, Topa spent one season with the Seattle Mariners.
Topa then spent part of three seasons with the Minnesota Twins before his brief stop in New York.
It will be interesting to see if he gets signed before the end of the 2026 season.
Over 174 career games, the 35-year-old has gone 6-11 with a 4.19 ERA.
Looking At The Yankees Ahead Of Angels
The Yankees are the second-place team in the American League East with a 78-59 record in 137 games.
They have won six out of their last ten games (and are 41-28 in 69 games on the road).
Right now, the Yankees are 4.5 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for first in the division.