Ryan McMahon exits with hand injury in Yankees’ win: ‘A little sore’

Nypost · Aug 20, 2026 · 728 words · By Dan Martin

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Ryan McMahon exits with hand injury in Yankees’ win: ‘A little sore’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google BALTIMORE — Ryan McMahon exited Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Orioles in the top of the eighth with a left-hand injury suffered sliding into second base in the top of the second.

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The third baseman, who initially remained in the game, underwent X-rays that McMahon said didn’t show any damage, although there will be more testing Thursday.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Max Fried had “another good day” Wednesday after being placed on the 15-day IL Monday with what was termed an elbow bone bruise but is actually inflammation near the elbow?
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Claim 1: “Max Fried had “another good day” Wednesday after being placed on the 15-day IL Monday with what was termed an elbow bone bruise but is actually inflammation near the elbow.”

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There is conflicting evidence. One source states Max Fried was placed on the 15-day IL by the Yankees with a left elbow bone bruise. Another source states the Braves placed Max Fried on the 15-day IL with forearm neuritis. The claim's detail about 'inflammation near the elbow' is not clearly corroborated across these conflicting reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Braves placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Sunday, backdated to July 18, with left forearm neuritis. He and the team hope this won’t be a lengthy absence.
https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-place-max-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Max Fried was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Yankees with a left elbow bone bruise — read what this means for the rotation and next roster moves.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/yankees-place-max-fried-on-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Max Fried, the Yankees' ace pitcher, exited a game against the Orioles after three innings due to elbow soreness. Subsequent imaging tests revealed a bone bruise, leading to his placement on the 15-da…
https://btw.co/node/10637697/max-fried-injury/

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Claim 2: “The New York Yankees won the game against the Orioles 5-3.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the Yankees defeated the Orioles 5-3 on a Wednesday night.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York. They play in the American League East division. The first game of the new baseball season …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_Openi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seaso…

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Claim 3: “Caballero ended up getting hit by a pitch to load the bases, and George Lombard Jr. followed with a go-ahead infield single.”

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The sequence of events (Caballero hit by pitch, George Lombard Jr. go-ahead infield single) is confirmed by both a news report and an MLB Film Room entry dated 08/19/2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 20 competing nations, held from March 5 to March 17, 2026. It was the sixth iteration of the W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, formerly known as the Devil Rays. Players in Bold are members of the Nat…
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Claim 4: “The 34-year-old Bethancourt was part of a catching group at SWB that includes another veteran, Mitch Garver, and J.C. Escarra.”

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Claim 5: “He entered Wednesday 2-for-8 in three games with SWB.”

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Claim 6: “Bethancourt last appeared in the majors with Chicago in 2024.”

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Claim 7: “The third baseman... underwent X-rays that McMahon said didn’t show any damage”

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While the injury itself is corroborated, the specific detail about X-rays showing no damage is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, though the injury is confirmed. However, the prompt asks to evaluate the claim; since no other source mentions the X-ray result specifically, it remains a single-source claim from the original text (implied) or lacks corroboration in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — BALTIMORE — Ryan McMahon exited Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Orioles in the top of the eighth with a left-hand injury suffered sliding into second base in the top of the second.
https://networktoday.org/ryan-mcmahon-exits-with-hand-injury…

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web search NEUTRAL — McMahon went hitless in three at-bats, striking out twice in his first game action after he sustained a Grade 2 sprain of his left thumb on Aug. 19 at Baltimore. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said McMah…
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/clarke-schmidt-ryan-mcmahon…

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web search NEUTRAL — McMahon then battled back from an 0-2 count and lifted a sacrifice fly to center, sending the Yankees into a celebration. McMahon finished 2-for-3 with a walk.
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/08/08/ryan-mcmahons-walk-o…

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Claim 8: “The Yankees traded catcher Christian Bethancourt to the Pirates for cash.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a trade of Christian Bethancourt to the Pirates for cash.

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Claim 9: “He appeared in eight games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after signing a minor league deal with the Yankees last month following his release by the Cubs.”

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No evidence was found regarding Christian Bethancourt's games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre or his release by the Cubs.

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Claim 10: “Boone opted to pinch hit José Caballero for McMahon with two on and two out.”

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The web search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about golf carts and general team info, providing no evidence regarding the pinch-hit substitution of José Caballero for Ryan McMahon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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Claim 11: “Cody Bellinger... is scheduled to play in a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday”

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from Nypost and corroborated by Yahoo Sports and another news report stating Bellinger began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees’ Cody Bellinger begins rehab assignment with Triple-A. Cody Bellinger has taken the next step back toward the Yankees. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre transaction log lists Bellinger on a rehab […]
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bellinger-1-3-first-rehab-…

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web search NEUTRAL — He received multiple shots, including platelet-rich plasma injections, and threw 29 of 48 pitches for strikes last Saturday in his first rehab outing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/usa/yankees-injuries-rodon-slate…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bellinger was activated from the injured list after missing nearly a month with a left hamstring strain suffered on July 25. His return had appeared imminent after beginning a rehabi assignment with T…
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/08/23/yankees-activate-cod…

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Claim 12: “the Yankees entered Wednesday with the second-worst OPS and second-fewest runs scored in the majors since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured rib”

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Evidence confirms Aaron Judge suffered a rib stress fracture and missed significant time. However, the specific statistical claim that the Yankees had the 'second-worst OPS and second-fewest runs scored' is not corroborated by the provided evidence; one source actually mentions the lineup had the fourth-highest OPS/wRC+ even without him.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is an eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time Amer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Kimball Rice (born February 22, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter, and catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rice played c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Rice

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Claim 13: “Ryan McMahon exited Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Orioles in the top of the eighth with a left-hand injury suffered sliding into second base in the top of the second.”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a web search result from Network Today, and further corroborated by a report on Ryan McMahon's rehab assignment mentioning a Grade 2 sprain of his left thumb sustained on Aug 19 at Baltimore.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the Baltimore Orioles franchise of Major League Baseball, which played in the American Association from 1882 until 1891 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1882–1899)_…

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Claim 14: “Garver was signed to a minor league deal following his release by Seattle earlier this month”

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