When heavy storms halted play for nearly three hours in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday afternoon, Giancarlo Stanton said it sparked a clubhouse competition: “Seeing who has the best internet connection.

Yankees Make Deadline Splash, Snag Bednar, Bird and Doval originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Trade Deadline Day is the annual day of chaos on MLB’s calendar. And this year, with the Yankees in desperate need of bullpen help, the Bombers swung and reeled in three major relief arms.

Fortifying their bullpen for the stretch run, the New York Yankees acquired All-Star relievers David Bednar and Camilo Doval in separate deals as they made a flurry of moves Thursday just ahead of baseball’s trade deadline.