KANSAS CITY — Watching from the Kauffman Stadium pitcher’s mound, Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was in awe seeing his center fielder race into shallow right field, cut in front of Aaron Judge, go into a full dive forward and come up with a sensational catch.

Wednesday was certainly eventful for the Yankees' Double-A affiliate. Giancarlo Stanton and Marcus Stroman made rehab appearances in the doubleheader opener. And the organization's No. 1 and 2 prospects launched back-to-back homers in the nightcap.

The Yankees are World Series contenders again, but they'll need to upgrade their roster at the deadline. Here are three storylines to watch.

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KANSAS CITY — When Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton comes off the injured list this weekend or next week to begin his season, manager Aaron Boone will be benching two position players who are worthy of regular at-bats every day.

As Marcus Stroman and Giancarlo Stanton move closer to being activated off the injured list amidst rehab assignments with Double-A Somerset, the New York Yankees also received a positive update on the status of closer Luke Weaver.

As the Royals prepared to welcome the Yankees to town this week, they felt like their rotation was in a good spot with who they had lined up to start and how the six-man rotation was shaping up as a whole.