Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Sun 8/20/23 10:56 AM

McKinney (back) will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
A stiff back kept McKinney on the bench for Saturday's 8-1 loss, but he'll draw back into the lineup Sunday to make his third start in four games. McKinney is without a clear path to an everyday spot in the Yankees outfield, but he should play at least semi-regularly against right-handed pitching while manager Aaron Boone occasionally hands rest days to the likes of Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Bauers and Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Sat 8/19/23 12:40 PM

McKinney's absence from the lineup Saturday against the Red Sox is due to a stiff back, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney's back stiffness may be part of the reason he's hit just .184/.304/.263 over his last 15 games. Greg Allen starts in left field in his absence.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Fri 8/4/23 10:28 AM

McKinney went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney extended the Yankees' lead to 3-0 with a blast in the first inning off Cristian Javier, his sixth long ball of the year. McKinney's seen his playing time take a hit following the return of Aaron Judge -- Thursday's start was just McKinney's second in New York's last six games. Overall, the 28-year-old McKinney is slashing .237/.315/.474 with 14 runs scored, 12 RBI and a stolen base through 108 plate appearances this season.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Mon 7/31/23 4:36 PM

McKinney is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting McKinney finds himself on the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher (Tyler Glasnow) for the third game in a row, a clear sign that he's no longer viewed as a strong-side platoon player in the wake of Aaron Judge's return from the injured list. At least for the time being, the lefty-hitting Jake Bauers appears to be the top option at the corner-outfield spot opposite Judge. Isiah Kiner-Falefa or Greg Allen will likely replace Bauers in the corner outfield when the Yankees face left-handed pitching.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Wed 7/26/23 3:06 PM

McKinney is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
The Yankees will roll out a right-handed-hitting outfield of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Harrison Bader and Giancarlo Stanton against Mets southpaw Jose Quintana, leaving no room in the lineup for the lefty-hitting McKinney. He had started in center field or left field in each of the last four games, going 3-for-8 with a home run, five walks, four runs, three RBI and a stolen base.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Sun 7/23/23 10:46 AM

McKinney went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base against Kansas City in Saturday's 5-2 win.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney set the table from the leadoff spot for New York, reaching base three times and scoring two of the team's five runs. It was the first time the outfielder has batted leadoff this season, and the start was just his third since the All-Star break. McKinney is starting again Sunday, this time batting seventh and playing left field, per Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Mon 7/17/23 6:59 PM

McKinney is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney will be on the bench after he went 0-for-4 with a run scored and four strikeouts while starting one game during the Yankees' series in Colorado. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will draw another start in left field and bat seventh for the series opener in Los Angeles.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Fri 7/14/23 5:13 PM

McKinney isn't in the Yankees' lineup Friday against Colorado, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney has just two hits in his last 10 games, and he'll sit out the first game of the second half as the Rockies send southpaw Austin Gomber to the mound. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will take over in left field and bat seventh.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Thu 7/6/23 3:11 PM

McKinney (foot) is starting in right field Thursday against Baltimore.
EDGE Analysis
McKinney was temporarily relegated to the bench for a handful of games while nursing a sore foot, but he's now back in the lineup Thursday. The 28-year-old outfielder has been in a slump of late, going just 1-for-15 with six strikeouts across his last seven games.

Billy McKinney
LF/RF FA
Wed 7/5/23 4:25 PM

Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed Wednesday that McKinney has been available off the bench only in an emergency the last few days after recently fouling a ball off his foot, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
It explains why McKinney hasn't started since the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals. McKinney had also cooled off at the dish prior to the foot issue, going hitless in his last 14 at-bats. He could return to the lineup as soon as Thursday.