Neither the Yankees nor the Mets are the surefire World Series contenders, needing just a little fine tuning at the trade deadline, they thought they were a month ago.

Brian Cashman and David Stearns are on the clock. The lead baseball executives of the Yankees and Mets, respectively, have a lot of work to do as we inch closer to the July 31 trade deadline. Both men owe it to their teams and fan bases to go all-in in the weeks to come.

Yankees announcer Michael Kay took issue with a comment Juan Soto made this week after the new Mets outfielder was left off of the All-Star Game roster. Speaking to reporters after the news broke, Soto said “it happens,” and it’s “a part of baseball.” He was then asked a follow up question about whether he wanted to play in the game.

Judge has been pretty great as well. With a 3-for-4 performance on Saturday, the All-Star and reigning MVP is leading the league with a .358 average and a 1.204 OPS. He also has 81 RBI. His 35 home runs, meanwhile, are second in baseball – Seattle’s Cal Raleigh has 38 – and the most ever by a Yankee prior to the All-Star break.

Mets prospect Jonah Tong didn’t face Lombard Saturday, but recalled having a number of “good battles” in the minors. When Tong was searching for a recognizable name as a comp, he thought better of it and deferred, saying only, “He’s a really good hitter.”

The Yankees and Mets will battle for New York bragging rights when they meet for a three-game series at Citi Field, which continues Saturday

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The New York Yankees traded for Cody Bellinger in the offseason from the Chicago Cubs. On Friday night, he had the ultimate revenge game against the Cubs.