A series opener between the New York Yankees (48-38) and New York Mets (49-38) is on deck Friday at 3:10 p.m. ET, at Citi Field.

Three losses in three games had already made this a nightmarish trip north of the border for the Yankees. Then Clarke Schmidt ...

Things were bad enough for the New York Yankees amid a three-game losing streak and 13 losses in their last 19 games, but a ...