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# INSTANT REACTION: Yanks blowout Twins for first series win since the Trade Deadline
- URL: https://mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io/instant-reaction-yanks-blowout-twins-for-first-series-win-since-the-trade-deadline/
- Published: 2025-08-13T06:03:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-13T06:03:18.000Z
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: #Migrated-1785938824366, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-05 10:07

NEW YORK — Instant Reactions to the Yankees taking the series against the Twins and improving to 64-56 on the season. (Top Image Credit: Yankees on X)

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