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NEW YORK (AP) — It took a while http://www.arizonacardinalsteamonline.com/josh-rosen-jersey , but 9-month-old Steel McCutchen seemed fine with Dad’s new look.Andrew McCutchen liked his fit with the New York Yankees, too.A day after being traded from San Francisco, the former NL MVP stepped back into a playoff race Saturday. He drew a warm ovation at Yankee Stadium when he was introduced as the leadoff hitter and right fielder, then struck out in his first two-bats against Detroit.At least his grooming got off to a smooth start. Adhering to the Yankees’ strict policy on facial hair, he shaved off his familiar beard before the debut.His son got a good, close view.“I just cut it and held him. I was worried about his reaction,” McCutchen said. “He stared at me for about five minutes and touched all on my face and he seemed to be OK with it.”McCutchen spent his first nine seasons in Pittsburgh — the Steel City — and was traded to San Francisco in January. The five-time All-Star was hitting .255 with 15 home runs, 55 RBIs and 13 stolen bases when the Giants sent him to the Yankees.“I feel like a lot of baseball players want to at least throw the pinstripes on for who knows how long just to say you did it,” McCutchen said.“I’m on a new team and we have an opportunity to do big things here so in a sense, yes, I am nervous Josh Rosen Jersey Limited , but at the same time I look at it as a good thing because that means I care about it,” he said.Acquired for two minor leaguers on the final day trades could be made for postseason-eligible players, McCutchen should see the lion’s share of time in right while slugger Aaron Judge continues to recover from a broken right wrist.Judge has been on the mend since being hit by a pitch on July 26, a process that has gone slower than originally expected. New York had hoped Clint Frazier could step in for Judge at some point, but the young outfielder is still shelved with post-concussion migraines.“We’ve been looking to reinforce this outfield situation as the timeframes on Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier were obviously much longer than anticipated,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “It’s a nice welcome addition. It’s a much-needed addition.”McCutchen wasn’t the only newcomer.The Yankees got shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria in a trade with Pittsburgh late Friday night. Didi Gregorius, New York’s starter at the spot, has been out since Aug. 20 because of a bruised heel.“He’s a defensive wizard that gives us some protection, obviously we’re down our shortstop,” Cashman said. “We felt that it was a good grab to reinforce our depth and our insurance and an alternative choice.”Joining McCutchen in Saturday’s lineup was catcher Gary Sanchez, who returned from the disabled list almost six weeks after he was shelved with a recurring groin injury.“Really good to write those guys back in there as we work our way to getting a little more healthy today Authentic Julio Jones Jersey ,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Just excited to have some really important additions back in our lineup.”Sanchez missed 20 games from June 25 to July 19 with a strained right groin and then another 36 since landing back on the DL on July 24.He was widely criticized for a perceived lack of hustle on two key plays in a 7-6 loss at Tampa Bay a day earlier, one where lackadaisical baserunning may have cost New York a chance to the tie the game in the ninth inning.Sanchez was not in the lineup the following day, and MRI results released soon after revealed that he had re-aggravated his groin injury.An All-Star last year, Sanchez is hitting just .188 with 14 home runs in 66 games this season.“I feel like not only is he healthy, but physically right now in a really good place and hopefully he can get back there and really start to impact the middle of our lineup,” Boone said. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andrelton Simmons homered and made more than one spectacular defensive play. Eric Young Jr. homered and made a phenomenal play with his glove as well.The Angels‘ star shortstop was more than willing to cede the spotlight to his journeyman teammate after a revitalizing win for Los Angeles.Simmons hit a two-run homer and dazzled in the field to lead the Angels to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.Young hit his first homer of the season, drove in two runs and made a diving catch in deep center field to end the eighth inning for the Angels, who won for just the second time in eight games.“He was just trying to show off,” Simmons said with a laugh. “He was telling me he was following suit. But no, his diving play was way better Julio Jones Jersey Limited , and his homer was a little farther than mine. Where the big boys hit it.”Simmons stepped up with two key hits and two runs while Mike Trout missed his fifth consecutive game with a sore right wrist for the Angels. The two-time AL MVP’s injury absence is the second-longest of his big-league career, surpassed only by the 39 games he missed last season with a torn thumb ligament.The Angels know they’ll struggle to score without their offensive centerpiece, but Simmons was determined to do something about it.“We had a tough road trip, missing Mike a little bit,” Simmons said. “We talked about it. We needed the big bats, needed to hit a couple of homers to fill in for Mike.”Not everything went well for the Angels in the opener of a six-game homestand: Nick Tropeano (5-6) pitched five innings of one-hit ball and retired 12 of his final 13 batters before heading to the clubhouse after just 62 pitches with shoulder tightness. The right-hander has struggled with shoulder problems for most of this season after missing the 2017 campaign for Tommy John surgery, including a 31-game stint on the disabled list that ended July 21.“There was just some stiffness, and when that’s the case coming back from T.J., you’re worried about the elbow if it’s overcompensating,” Tropeano said. “We’re just going to play it by ear for the next few days.”Nicholas Castellanos hit a first-inning homer, but the Tigers managed just three hits as their offensive slump continued. Detroit has scored just three runs over 39 innings while losing the first four games of its California road trip.“It’s the same story http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/julio-jones-jersey ,” Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire said. “We’re not pushing enough runs across. We had some opportunities, and it didn’t happen.”Matthew Boyd (6-10) pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, but took his sixth loss in nine starts overall.Kaleb Cowart ended his lengthy slump and tied it with an RBI double in the second inning before Simmons put the Angels ahead in the fourth with his seventh homer. Young added a solo shot to deep center in the fifth for his first big-league homer since last October.BIG JAMAfter Tropeano’s abrupt departure, Angels reliever Noe Ramirez allowed four straight baserunners, culminating in Jose Iglesias’ RBI single. Cam Bedrosian took over and escaped the bases-loaded, no-outs jam with a strikeout and a hard-hit grounder by Jeimer Candelario that was turned into a double play by Simmons’ superb throw in the pivot .“It’s a frustrating thing for (Candelario) because he hit it right on the screws, but it was right at (second baseman David Fletcher),” Gardenhire said. “That’s all you can do as a hitter.”Simmons made another impressive defensive play in the eighth, diving to snag James McCann’s liner.TROUT’S OUCHTrout got a cortisone injection in his wrist Monday, likely ruling him out for this series — including the game on his 27th birthday Tuesday. Manager Mike Scioscia is hopeful Trout will feel good for the Angels’ weekend series against Oakland after an off day Thursday.OHTANI’S ARMShohei Ohtani went 0 for 2 with two walks as the Angels’ designated hitter, equaling the number of walks he drew in his previous 16 games combined.But Ohtani’s recovery from his sprained elbow ligament is progressing more quickly than the Angels hoped Authentic Matt Ryan Jersey , Scioscia said. Ohtani is throwing from 120 feet. The club still has no timetable for getting its two-way rookie sensation back on the mound, but it is likely to be sooner than the club initially expected internally.UP NEXTTigers: Jacob Turner makes his season debut in Mike Fiers’ rotation spot after being recalled from Triple-A Toledo in the wake of Fiers’ trade to Oakland . Turner is a former top Tigers prospect who was traded in 2012, but returned on a minor-league deal this year.Angels: Andrew Heaney (6-7, 3.75 ERA) makes his second career start against the Tigers after taking a loss May 31 in Detroit. He’s a rare constant in the Halos’ tumultuous rotation, setting career highs already with 20 starts and 122 1/3 innings pitched.