​NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won 2-0. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) GettyTORONTO, ON – AUGUST 14: Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees flips his bat after flying out in the fourth inning during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on August 14, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won 2-0. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) GettyThe New York Yankees lost the first two games of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.They lost 4-1 on Saturday. New York’s lone run came in the second inning when shortstop George Lombard Jr. hit an RBI single. Cam Schlittler allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings before the Blue Jays scored three runs in the 7th and 8th innings.The Yankees’ offense has struggled recently. They have only scored 2 combined runs in their last 3 games.Yankees’ Heliot Ramos Faces Backlash During Blue Jays GameYankees manager Aaron Boone moved up outfielder Heliot Ramos to third in the lineup for Saturday’s game. Ramos hit sixth in Friday’s 4-1 loss.The right-handed hitter went 0-for-4 in Saturday’s loss.The recent trade acquisition faced backlash after he appeared to jog out a groundball hit in the sixth inning.Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay called out Ramos’ effort to beat the groundout, “Was he running hard? Not exactly.””Was he running hard? Not exactly.”Heliot Ramos is 0 for his last 23 pic.twitter.com/KO51papk9S— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) August 15, 2026Ramos struck out in the 9th inning, capping off an 0-for-4 day.Heliot Ramos’ Struggles Since Joining the YankeesNew York acquired the former All-Star on the last day of the MLB trade deadline from the San Francisco Giants. The Yankees needed more power from right-handed hitters with both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list.The Yankees traded away two minor league prospects. They dealt left-handed pitcher Henry LaLane (former No. 5 prospect) and infielder Kaeden Kent (former No. 13 prospect and Jeff Kent’s son) for Ramos.But the 26-year-old has struggled since joining the Yankees. Ramos has only tallied 2 hits in 31 plate appearances with 10 strikeouts for New York. He is currently slashing .071/.212/.143 for a horrific .355 OPS through 9 games.Ramos is under team control through the 2029 season.GettyTORONTO, ON – AUGUST 14: Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees flips his bat after flying out in the fourth inning during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on August 14, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty