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He was just a *little* upset.

The Yankees’ splendid regular-season record over the past few years was built largely on the backs of relief pitchers.

There hasn’t been much to fret about on 161st Street in the Bronx this summer. The Yankees have already run away with the division lead while employing the likely MVP and one of the league’s best pitching staffs.

The past week hasn’t been good to the idea that the Yankees are an unbeatable machine, one that’s destined for a long-awaited return to the mountaintop.

NEW YORK — Going into pinch hitter Jose Trevino’s two-out at-bat in the 13th inning on Friday night at Yankee Stadium against the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees were 0-for-18 with runners in scoring position and had left 15 men on base.

NEW YORK — The theme of the Yankees’ day, and really the whole week, was injuries.

NEW YORK — When Aaron Boone sat down for his pregame press conference on Wednesday, the Yankees still had not released their starting lineup for the day. This came on the heels of DJ LeMahieu abruptly getting scratched from the lineup on Tuesday and Giancarlo Stanton leaving mid-game with a…

He never thought he would leave the Cubs. But he’s loving it (and slugging it!) in New York.

NEW YORK — Longtime Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has a go-to phrase when it comes to a team’s relief corps.