Yankees acquire Luis Garcia Jr. from Nationals in interesting trade before MLB deadline

Luis Garcia Jr., in the middle of a career year, has been sent from the Washington Nationals to the New York Yankees in a trade. The Yankees have landed the veteran first baseman from the Nationals in exchange for Yovanny Cruz, Jake Bird, Ben Grable and Jack Cebert, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan . As the Yankees’ offense continues to struggle with inconsistent play and the lack of three-time MVP Aaron Judge, Garcia, in the midst of his seventh MLB season, is hitting .283 with a 3.13 on-base percentage