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Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. It sounds like two former Yankees greats are not at all satisfied about the teams current state. During the FOX Sports pregame show ahead of on Saturday, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez bluntly criticized their former team. When asked about the Yankees back-to-back lo ses against the Marlins on Friday and Saturday, Rodriguez wasted no time calling out the pitching performances. You cant make this up, . I mean, look, you can bring in nine relievers, its not going to make a difference. I dont care Riley Adams Jersey if you bring back their 98 bullpen with Mariano [Rivera], Mike Stanton, and Jeff Nelson, if your pitchers are going 3, 4, its not going to work. Alex Rodriuez and Derek Jeter made the comments during the FOX Sports pregame show ahead of MLBs Speedway Cla sic game that was suspended due to rain and will be played on Sunday afternoon. FOX Sports The 14-time All-Star added that even following the Yankees trade deadline acquisitions the team needs to restructure their roster. Here is my biggest concern, Rodriguez said. You bring in seven guys and youre still miles away from winning a world title. Youve got to restructure this roster. I like a lot of the players individually but together it just doesnt work. Explore More Im not sure where you go from here, he concluded. Jeter echoed Rodriguezs sentiment about the Yankees pitching, but also pointed out the amount of mistakes the team has had in recent games. They make way too many mistakes, . And you cant get away with making that number of mistakes against great teams. It just doesnt happen. They had base running mistakes today you saw the guy getting thrown out at home plate. You cant continue to do it. You have to clean it up. Jazz Chisholm Jr., walks back to the dugout after striking out in the seventh inning of the Yankees 2-0 road lo s to the Marlins on Aug. 2, 2025. AP Austin Wells gets thrown out in a rundown in the ninth inning after mistakenly thinking there were three outs, but the Yankees still manager to squeak out a walk-off win over the Rays in the 10th on July 30, 2025. Robert Sabo / New York Post Additionally, Yankees second baseman during , getting doubled off at first base following a caught pop fly to Miamis second baseman. Jeter then said that the solution for the Yankees was simple they just have to play better. There are no excuses you have to play better, Jeter added. If you dont play better you are not going to go very far. Aaron Boone talks with Meredith Marakovits, Michael Kay and other members of the media before the Yankees road lo s to the Marlins. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Later on in the segment, Rodriguez chimed in and said that there is no accountability for the Yankees players this season. Wheres the accountability, Rodriguez said. If any one of us made a mistake, we would be sitting out butt right on the bench. I see mistake after mistake and theres no consequences. This comes after a disappointing July for the Yankees which has seen the team fall to third place in the AL East with a 60-51 record, putting them 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Blue Jays. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The Yankees look to avoid being swept by the Marlins on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. Dee Strange-gordon Jersey