Chris Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' over labor statistics chief's firing

Chris Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' over labor statistics chief's firing

WASHINGTON −Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christiecalled PresidentDonald Trump'sfiring of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief"irresponsible" and likened his response to weaker-than-anticipated jobs numbers to "the action of a petulant child." The Trump ally turned critic saidin an appearance on ABC Newsthe firing was classic Trump. "When he gets news he doesn't like, he needs someone to blame because he won't take the responsibility himself, and this is the action of a petulant child. Like, 'You give me bad news, I fire the messenger,'" Christie told "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos. Trump ordered the removal of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, on Aug. 1 after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy added a mere 73,000 jobs in July. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down totals for May and June by a combined 258,000 jobs. The president accused McEntarfer, a 20-year veteran of the federal government appointed to the position by Biden, of politically driven data manipulation. He did not provide evidence for the charge. Trump said she would be replaced by "someone much more competent and qualified" in a Truth Social post announcing the firing. "Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can't be manipulated for political purposes." President Trump orders firing:Labor statistics chief removed after weak jobs report He wrote in another post, "In my opinion, today's Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad." Christie invoked his eight years as New Jersey governor, and said in his experience, "it would be almost impossible for anyone to try to rig these numbers because so many people are involved in putting them together." "All she's doing is being a conduit of the information," he said. "So it's irresponsible, from a position of facts, but it also shows you the way he manages." Trump economic advisers defended the president's decision elsewhere on television, with National Economic Council chair Kevin Hassett arguing on NBC News that the bureau needs a "fresh set of eyes." "There have been a bunch of patterns that could make people wonder. And I think the most important thing for people to know is that it's the president's highest priority that the data be trusted and that people get to the bottom of why these revisions are so unreliable," Hassett said on"Meet the Press." Trump also went on the attack, allegingin a post on Aug. 3that McEntarfer "did the same thing just before" the 2024 presidential election − inflating and then revising down former PresidentJoe Biden's jobs numbers. "I then won the Election, anyway, and she readjusted the numbers downward, calling it a mistake, of almost one million jobs. A SCAM!" he claimed. Revisions to monthly estimates are common, andin December 2024,the Labor Department said 15,000 fewer jobs were created in the month of Novemberthan its initial estimate.BLS said 7,000 more jobs than it projected were created in October. Trump appeared to be referencing an announcement BLS made in August 2024, three months before the election, when the agencyreduced its estimateby 818,000 for jobs created between April 2023 and March 2024. It was the largest downgrade in 15 years. In an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation," U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greerdid not repeatTrump's claim that the data was "rigged" but argued that "there were enormous swings in the jobs numbers" during last year's presidential campaign. "And so it sounds to me like the president has real concerns," he said in the interview that taped Aug. 1. "There are always revisions, but sometimes you see these revisions go in really extreme ways. And it's, you know, the president is the president. He can choose who works in the executive branch." Trump told reporters later, as he prepared to return to Washington after a weekend at his New Jersey golf club, that he would be announcing a new statistician this week. Contributing: Joey Garrison This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' after jobs data firing

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August 04, 2025

Chris Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' over labor statistics chief's firing

Chris Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' over labor statistics chief's firing WASHINGTON −Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Ch...

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Hassett says Trump ‘wants his own people’ at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing commissioner

Hassett says Trump 'wants his own people' at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing commissioner

President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters his administration will be announcing a new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics "over the next three, four days," after he fired the previous one. "We'll be announcing a new statistician sometime over the next three, four days. We had no confidence. I mean, the numbers were ridiculous, which she announced, but that was just one negative number. All of the numbers seem to be great," Trump said before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Whoever the president nominates to be the new commissioner would need to be confirmed by the Senate. Earlier on Sunday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president "wants his own people there." Last week, a weaker-than-expected jobs report proved to be a sore spot for the economy — and the president. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report on Friday showed the US economy added just 73,000 jobs in July. The monthly totals for May and June were also revised down by a combined 258,000 jobs. After the report was released, Trump posted to Truth Social that "today's Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad." Trump later announcedhe was firingMcEntarfer. Hassett did not provide evidence that the report was incorrect, saying on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the "revisions are hard evidence" that the jobs data was rigged. "What we need is a fresh set of eyes over the BLS," Hassett said. In an appearance that aired on "Fox News Sunday," Hassett said that if he ran the BLS and had "the biggest downward revision in 50 years, I would have a really, really detailed report explaining why it happened." He claimed without evidence that there are "partisan patterns" in the jobless data and that "data can't be propaganda." Former BLS Commissioner William Beach, who was nominated by Trump during his first term in 2017 and also served under former President Joe Biden, said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that he will still believe the data coming from future jobs reports despite the firing of McEntarfer, but that he wants Trump to "back off on his rhetoric" against McEntarfer and the bureau. Beach also called the firing "groundless," saying it undermines credibility in the bureau and raises questions about the perception of future reports. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that Trump's claims that the jobs numbers were rigged were "a preposterous charge." "There is no conceivable way that the head of the BLS could have manipulated this number," Summers said. "This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism." He added that the jobs report suggests the economy could "tip over to a recession," and "the risk is greater" than before. Hassett said on "Meet the Press" that deals with US trading partners are "more or less locked in" as new tariffs are set to go into effect Thursday. "There'll have to be some dancing around the edges when it comes to what we mean when we do this or that," Hassett said, adding that it ultimately comes down to whether Trump "likes those deals." The Trump administration in April promised "90 deals in 90 days" but fell well short of that, with Hassett claiming frameworks with about eight major trading partners. Those include 15% tariffs on the European Union, Japan and South Korea. Such trade agreements, which maintained tariff rates of varying degrees, were listed alongside anarray of new tariff rateson many of the United States' trading partners in Trump's announcement last week, with some of the highest duties imposed on Brazil (50%), Myanmar (40%) and Switzerland (39%). Many of the duties, most of which will go into effect Thursday, are still lower than their April 2 "Liberation Day" rates. While the rate cut in tariffs drew some sighs of relief from economists and investors who feared duties as high as 72% or 90% on some countries, there are still concerns about the impact of the new August tariffs and how financial markets will react. "These tariffs are not job creators," Summers said on "The Week." He used the steel and automobile industries as examples of where jobs could become less competitive "when they try to compete all over the world." Hassett on "Meet the Press" ruled out Trump changing course on tariffs if markets were to react negatively "because these are the final (trade) deals." The United States still does not have a deal with China after the two sides agreed in May to a 90-day truce in Geneva, Switzerland, and with the August 12 deadline looming. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Sunday that a trade deal with Beijing could be delayed further. "That's what's under discussion right now. I would say that our conversations with the Chinese have been very positive," Greer said on CBS News' "Face the Nation," adding that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump "have had conversations." The United States and China could both be severely weakened by a full-blown trade war. The United States relies on China for consumer electronics; rare-earth minerals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles and for military applications and robotics; pharmaceuticals used in lifesaving medicines; and more basic staples of daily life, including clothing and shoes. US exports of produce like soybeans and sorghum to China are vital to the livelihoods of American farmers. The Trump administration has touted that companies and other countriespay the tariffs, not consumers. But the prices of some American goods have increased in recent months, as toys, furniture, apparel and footwear arebecoming increasingly expensive, according to a DataWeave analysis of 200,000 products. CNN's Stephen Collinson, Alicia Wallace and Christian Sierra contributed to this report. This story has been updated with additional content. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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Cameron Young runs away with Wyndham Championship to claim first PGA Tour win

Cameron Young runs away with Wyndham Championship to claim first PGA Tour win

It was only a matter of time before Cameron Young won on the PGA Tour. Though he's been in the mix plenty of times lately, he left absolutely no doubt at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday. Young, after briefly building up a massive eight-shot lead, cruised to a dominant six-shot win at the Wyndham Championship. It marked his inaugural Tour win after seven runner-up finishes in his career and four top-10 outings already this season. The win also earned him a $1.48 million check, which was part of an $8.2 million purse. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Young is now the 1,000th unique winner in PGA Tour history. In record fashion, Cameron Young wins the@WyndhamChamp!pic.twitter.com/aewa5B7FmA — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS)August 3, 2025 Young entered the final round with a five-shot lead, thanks to his bogey-free 5-under 65 on Saturday. He grabbed an eight-shot lead at one point on Moving Day after rattling off four straight birdies on his front nine. While he opened with a bogey on Sunday after leaving his approach on the first just shy of the green, Young made up for it immediately. He made five straight birdies and reclaimed his eight-shot lead once again without any issue. Young made the turn at 4-under for the day, and saved his par at the ninth with a huge approach from the thick rough right next to the cart path. Cameron Young making it look SO incredibly easy.pic.twitter.com/NOWDf6Zhg3 — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS)August 3, 2025 Though Young stumbled a bit at the end — he bogeyed the par-3 16th after missing an up-and-down par save, and then he made a second straight bogey at the 17th — it didn't matter one bit. He posted his final round 68 and rolled to the win. Mac Meissner finished alone in second at 16-under, and Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third at 15-under on the week. Matti Schmid finished T31 with his 1-over final round, which moved him to No. 70 in the FedExCup standings. He's the last man into the Tour's postseason and will get to compete in next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis as a result. Davis Thompson, however, is the first man out. He went 2-under on Sunday, and even drained a 47-footer for a birdie late in the day to move inside the top 70. A 47-FOOT BIRDIE TO MOVE INSIDE THE TOP 70!One of the most important putts of the season for Davis Thompson@WyndhamChamp👀📺 CBSpic.twitter.com/Sae49zk8t9 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)August 3, 2025 Thompson, though, ended up falling back out to No. 71. Young entered the week at No. 44 in the Official World Golf Rankings and was already a lock for the FedExCup Playoffs. But his win on Sunday will jump him up to No. 16 in the FedExCup standings, which is enough to send him through to the season-ending Tour Championship, and to No. 21 in the OWGR. It's also going to move him to No. 15 in the Ryder Cup standings. He started the week at No. 19 with no path to move into an automatic bid spot — only the top six qualify for the U.S. team that way — but Young is now undoubtedly in the mix to earn a captain's pick to make the team, especially if he can keep this push going through the first two rounds of the playoffs. But regardless of whether or not he's representing the Americans next month or not, Young finally has a Tour win under his belt.

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Cameron Young runs away with Wyndham Championship to claim first PGA Tour win

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Kenny Bednarek shoves winner Noah Lyles after spicy 200M final at USATF National Championships

Kenny Bednarek shoves winner Noah Lyles after spicy 200M final at USATF National Championships

Noah Lyles edged rival Kenny Bednarek in a spicy 200-meter final at the USATF National Championships Sunday that concluded with Bednarek shoving Lyles in the back. After the race's conclusion, tension between the pair carried over into a post-race interview with NBC. The high-stakes matchup was the latest between the two world-class sprinters. Lyles is a three-time world champion (2019, 2022, 2023) in the eventand defeated Bednarek at the 2024 U.S. Olympic trialsahead of the Paris Games. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] But Bednarek got the best of Lyles in Paris with a silver-medal finish ahead of Lyles' bronze-medal run that denied him double Olympic gold after Lyles was victorious in the 100 meters. Lyles later revealed thathe ran the 200 meters in Paris while sick with COVID-19. Bednarek, meanwhile, has been the dominant male sprinter on the circuit this year and was undefeated in the event in 2025 — until Sunday. Bednarek got the early jump in Sunday's final before Lyles ran him down from behind on the straightaway. Lyles passed Bednarek late to cross the finish line first with a time of 19.63 seconds for his fifth U.S. championship in the event. Bednarek settled for the silver medal with a time of 19.67 seconds. As they crossed the finish line, Lyles gave Bednarek a look from his place one lane to Bednarek's right. Bednarek responded with a shove in Lyles' back. Noah Lyles vs. Kenny Bednarek didn't disappoint in a tense 200m. 🍿📺 NBC & Peacockpic.twitter.com/NEADV4AcKF — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics)August 3, 2025 Lyles turned around with his arms raised and a few words for Bednarek. Bednarek extended his hand, which Lyles begrudgingly accepted for a handshake before an extended exchange of words. Spectators at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, collectively gasped when they saw the slow-motion replay of Bednarek's shove. Then came the post-race interview of both runners with NBC. The tension was still fresh, and the runners were hashing things out in the range of NBC's camera and microphone before the interview commenced. The complete Noah Lyles - Kenny Bednarek kerfuffle including the replays and the interview segment afterpic.twitter.com/H0vlP88W6a — Superdrunkmark69 (@cjzer0)August 3, 2025 "You're right," Lyles said to Bednarek. "I expected a call," Bednarek responded. "I'm telling you, if you've got a problem, I expected a call. That's all I'm saying. "You know what? You're right," Lyles responded. "Let's talk after this." Bednarek then addressed Lyles' late-race look when asked about it. "I'm not gonna say it out here," Bednarek said. "But we've got something to do and talk about. That's all I've got to say." The two have several weeks to work things out before they meet again on the track. With Sunday's result, Bednarek earned a spot in Tokyo for the World Championships. As the reigning world champion, Lyles' spot in Tokyo was already secure. They'll both be among the favorites to win the 200-meter final that's slated to be run on Sept. 19. They'll also have a chance to meet in the 100-meter final in Tokyo.Bednarek secured gold in the U.S. 100-meter finalon Friday. Lyles did not compete, but has a bye into that event as well thanks to his World Championship win in the event in 2023.

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August 04, 2025

Kenny Bednarek shoves winner Noah Lyles after spicy 200M final at USATF National Championships

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Firebrand GOP Rep. Nancy Mace launches bid for South Carolina governor

Firebrand GOP Rep. Nancy Mace launches bid for South Carolina governor

Rep. Nancy Mace, who has at times broken with her own GOP leaders and often courted controversy, launched a long-expected bid for governor of South Carolina on Monday, shaking up a crowded primary race that already includes big names in the Palmetto State. "I didn't come to join the club. I came to hold the line. They said stay quiet; I spoke up. They said sit down; I stood up. They said play nice; I fought back," Mace will say in a speech in Charleston, where she made history 26 years ago as the first woman to graduate from the Citadel military college. "South Carolina is tired of politicians who smile for the cameras, lie to your face, then vanish when it's time to lead. I'm not one of them. ... "This isn't about playing defense. It's about going on offense — for your family, your freedom and your future," she will say. "Because I wasn't built to kiss the ring. I don't answer to the establishment. I don't owe those in the back room a single thing. I answer to the people — and the people are fed up." Donald Trump hasn't endorsed a candidate in the race, but her firstcampaign videoincludes a clip of the president saying: "Nancy Mace, she's a fighter. I know about that, she's a fighter." And her campaign platform calls for a "zero-tolerance approach to crime," cutting the state income tax to zero and stopping "the radical gender agenda" and "woke ideology" in South Carolina schools. The 2026 GOP primary will be a family affair within South Carolina's tiny congressional delegation. The son of GOP Rep. Joe Wilson, state Attorney General Alan Wilson, launched his campaign in June, while Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the leaders of the far-right Freedom Caucus and a thorn in leadership's side like Mace,jumped into the racejust last week. Other Republican candidates include Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Sen. Josh Kimbrell. The sitting Republican governor, Henry McMaster, cannot run for re-election due to term limits. Whoever wins the GOP primary is expected to succeed McMaster in the ruby-red state. Mace, 47, a former state lawmaker who is serving her third term in Congress, would be the most well-known candidate nationally. She has repeatedly voted against big spending bills and was one of eight House Republicans who voted to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the middle of his term in 2023 — a move that sparked backlash from establishment Republicans. In a building full of attention seekers, Mace has managed to grab headlines through some of her unexpected positions and actions. Despitedeclaringduring her first campaign she "strongly support[s] LGBTQ rights and equality," Mace has madebeing anti-transgendera big part of her political identity more recently. Last year, shortly before DemocratSarah McBrideof Delaware was set to becomethe first out transgendermember of Congress, Macerolled out a measureto ban transgender women from using female-designated bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol. She later said the bill was "absolutely" aimed at McBride, now a fellow congresswoman whom Mace has repeatedly misgendered. In December, Mace accused a man of assault for "aggressively" shaking her hand at the U.S. Capitol, wearing a sling for days after the alleged incident. Federal prosecutorsdecidednot to pursue an assault charge. And in February, Mace gave anunprecedented 50-minute floor speechwhere she accused four men — including her ex-fiancé — of rape, sex trafficking and other sex crimes against her and other female victims, which she called "some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable." During her speech, Mace also accused Alan Wilson, her future rival for governor, of failing to prosecute the men after, according to Mace, she presented his office with evidence. All four men whom Mace accused of sex crimes have vehemently denied the allegations in statements to NBC News. In response to the February speech, Wilson's office called Mace's accusations that it had failed to act "categorically false," adding that the two politicians know each other well but that she had never discussed the alleged crimes with Wilson or his office before taking to the House floor. Mace has stood by her claims. A spokesperson for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, known as SLED, said in a statement in February that it had opened an investigation into Mace's allegations of assault, harassment and voyeurism in December 2023 after being contacted by U.S. Capitol Police. Wilson's office said in February that it had not received any reports or requests for assistance from any law enforcement or prosecution agencies regarding these specific allegations. Asked for an update on Friday, Wilson spokesman Robert Kittle said: "Our office has not received anything pertaining to her case. If SLED does turn over the case, it would be sent to the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office." Born at Fort Bragg, Mace hails from a military family. Her father, retired Brig. Gen. James Emory Mace, had served as commandant of cadets at the Citadel, the prestigious military college located in Charleston. In 1999, during his tenure there, Nancy Macemade historyas the first woman to graduate from the Citadel Corps of Cadets. She briefly served in the South Carolina statehouse before defeating Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham in the 2020 race for the coastal 1st Congressional District. Mace is hosting a series of town hall events across the state in August, calling it the "Mother of ALL Town Halls." The first will be in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday.

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August 04, 2025

Firebrand GOP Rep. Nancy Mace launches bid for South Carolina governor

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Cambodian and Thai officials meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire details

Cambodian and Thai officials meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire details

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) —Thai and Cambodian officials met in Malaysia on Monday for the first round of cross-border committee talks sincea tense ceasefirewas brokered last week after five days ofdeadly armed border clashesthat killed dozens and displaced over 260,000 people. The four-day General Border Committee meetings were initially due to be hosted by Cambodia, but both sides later agreed to a neutral venue in Malaysia, the annual chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which has mediated the halt inhostilitieslast month. The July 28 ceasefirefollowed economic pressure from PresidentDonald Trump, who had warned the two warring nations that the U.S. would not conclude trade deals with them if the fighting persisted. Washington lowered tariffs on goods from the two countries from 36% to 19% on Aug. 1 following the truce. Monday'stalksfocused on ironing out details to avoid further clashes. Discussions of the decades-long competing territorial claims over the pockets of land near the shared border are not on the agenda. Thailand and Cambodia have beenfeuding neighborsfor centuries, since both were mighty empires. In modern times, a 1962 ruling by the International Court of Justice awarding Cambodia the land on which the ancient Preah Vihear temple stands marked a new low point in relations, and other border territory remained claimed by both countries. Fighting erupted in 2011 at Preah Vihaer, after which the International Court of Justice in 2013 reaffirmed its earlier ruling, rankling Thailand. Relations deteriorated again sharply in May this year, when a Cambodian soldier was shot dead in a brief fracas in one of the disputed border zones, setting off diplomatic and trade sanctions, one against the other. Soon after two incidents last month in which Thai soldiers were wounded by land mines in disputed territory, for which Thailand blamed Cambodia, the two sides downgraded diplomatic relations and fighting broke out, each side blaming the other for starting the armed clashes. Thai Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Natthaphon Nakpanit is leading a delegation that includes representatives of all branches of the military, in addition to the police force and the ministries of foreign affairs, interior and defense, as well as the National Security Council. Thai military spokesperson Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri in Bangkok said the main session of the General Border Committee on Thursday would include observers from Malaysia, the United States and China. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiha is leading Cambodia's delegation, accompanied by armed forces commander Gen. Vong Pisen. Despite the truce, tensions have persisted as both countriesorganized toursof the former battle areas for foreign diplomats and other observers to highlight damage allegedly caused by the other side. The two countries also continue to accuse each other of having violated international humanitarian laws with attacks on civilians and the use of illegal weapons.

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August 04, 2025

Cambodian and Thai officials meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire details

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Marlins sweep Yankees for first time in franchise history in front of record crowd, move to .500

Marlins sweep Yankees for first time in franchise history in front of record crowd, move to .500

The Miami Marlins' red-hot summer just keeps coming. The Marlins powered to a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday, completing a sweep of the Yankees for the first time in franchise history. Miami also hit the milestone in front of a big crowd, with aseries attendance of 101,545setting a franchise record. With the win, Miami moved to 55-55, hitting .500 for the first time since April. The teamdropped to 24-40in early June, but have won 31 games in the two months since to pull to even. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Did Miami get a dig in at New York in the run-up to the final out? You be the judge here over the Marlins' curious choice of playing "Sweet Caroline," a Fenway Park tradition, in the ninth inning. Marlins are blasting Sweet Caroline as they are three outs away from sweeping the Yankees for the first time in franchise historypic.twitter.com/yM3osdWfOW — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia)August 3, 2025 Sunday's win came easily to the Marlins, who took a 3-1 lead after two innings. Then, in the fourth inning, Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer to bring Miami's lead to 6-1. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run bomb in the seventh to help the Yankees cut into the deficit, but an RBI triple from Jakob Marsee secured the 7-3 win. The series was a poor showing from the Yankees, who dropped the first game 13-12 aftera trio of relievers blew a 9-4 lead in the bottom of the seventh. All three pitchers — Jake Bird, David Bednar and Camilo Doval — wererecent acquisitions ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The bad luck continued Saturday, as the Yankees werecaught sleepingwhile Miami powered to a 2-0 win. Then, on Sunday, the Marlins secured the historic sweep. Miami will keep trying to ride that momentum through the next series, a homestand against the AL West-leading Houston Astros. The Yankees, meanwhile, will lick their wounds on the way to playing the Texas Rangers in Arlington.

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August 04, 2025

Marlins sweep Yankees for first time in franchise history in front of record crowd, move to .500

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