New York Yankees

New York Yankees pitcher Bryan Mitchell was in the middle of a scary scene Monday, when a line drive off the bat of the Minnesota Twins' Eduardo Nunez struck him in the face. 

He has been diagnosed with a "small nasal fracture," according to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. 

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays opened a three-game series Friday with everything on the line, and they finished it Sunday with nothing settled.

That's how it's going to be in the American League East: back and forth, tit for tat, right down to the wire. Simply put, we're watching the best division battle in baseball unfold.

Momentum is such a fickle thing in Major League Baseball.

While the narrative and storyline that comes along with it feed the public’s interest and make for good radio, column and bar-stool fodder, the truth is momentum in that sport shifts from day to day, inning to inning and even batter to batter. All the momentum in the world—negative and positive—can be altered by one misplaced pitch, a swat of a hanging breaking ball or the twirling of a gorgeous complete game.

The New York Yankees have had trouble finding consistency at second base all season.

There have been small sparks of offensive production and defensive flair from both Stephen Drew and Brendan Ryan here and there, but overall, second base has been the biggest flaw in New York's starting lineup this year.

The New York Yankees were held scoreless by the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff Saturday and Sunday, marking the first time in an MLB-record 2,665 games that the Bronx Bombers have been shut out in consecutive contests, per MLB Stat of the Day.

If they aren't mashing the panic button in New York, they're at least tapping it forcefully.

Yes, the New York Yankees enter play Monday as the first-place team in the American League East, a position they've held since July 3. But after a disheartening sweep at the hands of the hard-charging Toronto Blue Jays, the Bronx Bombers' division hold feels tenuous at best.

From the perspective that it didn't lead to a win, Luis Severino's major league debut was a failure.

From just about every other perspective, however, it was a success. Severino may not have led the New York Yankees to victory, but he looked the part of a pitcher who could lead them to a handful of must-have wins in what's left of the 2015 season.

The Yankees were uncharacteristically quiet as the non-waiver trade deadline came and went.

What moves can they still make to bolster their club?

Bleacher Report's Scott Miller joins Kay Adams to discuss the Yankees in the video above. 

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For so many, Alex Rodriguez is providing something close to their worst-case scenario. 

Just over half of the 2015 MLB season is in the books, and the Yankees sit atop a tight AL East. But despite their success this season so far, the Bombers have plenty of notable weaknesses as they work toward a 28th World Series title.

What moves can make the Yankees a legitimate championship threat?