The New York Yankees are linked to a new Los Angeles Angels acquisition who has been performing well above his expectations.

With the Angels now swept out of the way, the Yankees can full return their attention to the World Series rematch with the Dodgers this weekend.

The New York Yankees played the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since falling short against them in the 2024 World Series, and it's safe to say things didn't go well. Max Fried had his worst start in pinstripes, the bullpen faltered, and they fell by a final score of 8-5.

A third strike call from the New York Yankees' win against the Los Angeles Angels is causing some major controversy with the losing team. The call, which came on a pitch from Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr,

The Yankees got a little bit of help defeating the Angels on Wednesday night, 1-0, as Mark Leiter Jr. closed it out, with home plate umpire Ben May giving a rather generous called strike three to end the game with the tying run on base.

Clarke Schmidt allowed four hits over six sharp innings and the New York Yankees made a first-inning run stand up in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

On the Angels side, their booth was apoplectic about the terrible call. On the Yankees side, Michael Kay ignored the horrible call and acted as if the Yankees just won the World Series. It’s actually legit funny how different those calls were.

Its Wednesday, May 28 and the Yankees (34-20) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (25-29). Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Yusei Kikuchi for Los Angeles. The Yankees took the first two games of the series. Despite scoring two runs in the ninth inning, the Angels were still beaten 3-2.