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Fortifying their bullpen for the stretch run, the New York Yankees acquired All-Star relievers David Bednar and Camilo Doval in separate deals as they made a flurry of moves Thursday just ahead of baseball’s trade deadline.

In Deadline Day housekeeping, the Yankees cleared space in the bullpen by optioning Yerry de los Santos and Ian Hamilton to Triple-A, and brought in Jake Bird, David Bednar, and Camilo Doval to fortify a relief corps that’s flat-out been bleeding in July.

The first returns on the New York Yankees' bullpen additions at the trade deadline were about as bad as they could have been, with Jake Bird, David Bednar and Camilo Doval combining to give up nine runs (seven earned) in Friday's 13-12 loss to the Miami Marlins.

The New York Yankees were dealt a gut-wrenching loss on Friday night, and manager Aaron Boone has responded to the disastrous game.

The Yankees have struggled mightily of late, and Aaron Boone is pointing the finger at himself for their shortcomings.