The Yankees acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies on Friday, giving them a veteran at a position of need as they try to stop their slide down the AL East standings.

The Yankees sent pitching prospects Josh Grosz and Griffin Herring to Colorado.

The 30-year-old McMahon, an All-Star a year ago, was hitting .217 with 16 home runs and 35 RBIs for last-place Colorado. His 127 strikeouts this season led the National League entering Friday.

He’s owed about $36.2 million from the remainder of a $70 million, six-year contract through 2027.

McMahon had spent all nine of his seasons in the majors with the Rockies. He is a career .240 hitter with 140 home runs and 452 RBIs..

The Yankees, who began play Friday 4½ games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East, moved Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to second base in early July and cut ties with DJ LeMahieu.

Also Friday, the Mets acquired help for their bullpen, trading a pair of minor league pitchers for lefthanded reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles.

The Mets, who announced the trade, are sending righthanded pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster for the two-time All-Star.

Soto, 30, has a 3.96 ERA with 18 walks and 44 strikeouts in 45 appearances for the Orioles this season. The lefty has held lefthanded batters to a .138 batting average, allowing just eight walks and 22 strikeouts. He’s been even stingier in 21 games since June 4, with lefthanded batters 0-for-23.

An All-Star in 2021 and 2022 with Detroit, Soto is 14-31 with a 4.24 ERA, 187 walks, and 394 strikeouts in parts of seven major league seasons. He signed with Detroit in 2012 and is a native of the Dominican Republic. Baltimore acquired him last July from Philadelphia.

The trade deadline is Thursday.