A pair of games will be exclusively broadcast on ESPN on Wednesday.
At 7:05 p.m. ET, the Yankees and Mariners will face off in the second game of the series in New York. At 10:10 p.m. ET, the Angels and Rangers will battle in an AL West showdown in Anaheim.
To preview each team, here’s one player to monitor on each club.
Yankees (67-52) vs. Mariners (56-64), 7:05 p.m. ET
Luis García Jr., Yankees
The Yankees’ big Trade Deadline acquisition, García immediately was a huge bat that the club has needed with the extended absence of Aaron Judge. In a breakout season, the 26-year-old García has a .282/.313/.555 slash line with a career-high 23 home runs. (He never hit 20 homers in a season before this year.) García launched a go-ahead homer in his Yankees debut and doubled twice in Tuesday’s 4-1 win against the Mariners.
Cal Raleigh, Mariners
A year after the Mariners ranked as one of the top offensive units in baseball, Seattle stunningly sits last in the Majors in runs in 2026. While it’s been a collective struggle for many key Mariners, it’s hard to not highlight Raleigh’s decline from a historic 2025 season. After slugging 60 homers in 2025 and finishing second in AL MVP voting, Raleigh entered Wednesday with a .563 OPS and 12 homers in 86 games. If the Mariners want to turn things around, they’ll need their slugging backstop to get going.
Angels (46-74) vs. Rangers (60-60), 10:10 p.m. ET
Moisés Ballesteros, Angels
Acquired in the Deadline trade that sent reliever Ryan Zeferjahn to the Cubs, Ballesteros was a savvy pickup for an Angels club in need of young talent. MLB Pipeline’s No. 55 prospect entering the season, Ballesteros is a slugging catcher/designated hitter with the potential to slot in the middle of the Angels lineup. With the Cubs and Angels going in different directions, Ballesteros should get a real shot in Anaheim to prove himself.
Ezequiel Duran, Rangers
It’s hard to overstate Duran’s importance to the 2026 Rangers, a club currently occupying the last AL Wild Card spot. The 27-year-old Duran has been a true breakout performer, posting a .773 OPS with 13 home runs and a career-best 3.5 WAR, per FanGraphs. Duran’s also been a spectacular defender, posting 11 Outs Above Average through Monday’s games -- a top 10 figure in the sport -- while appearing at five different positions in at least 10 games.