ARLINGTON — Gleyber Torres was knocked out of the Yankees’ roster late on Monday as they began a four-game series over the next three days. Torres was in the original lineup playing second and third. Aaron Boone said he just didn’t feel well under the weather.

With the Yankees clinched the No. 2 seed in the American League playoffs and already winning the AL East, now is the time to take advantage of these days to improve. The Yankees manager will try to get some players off days. It started Monday night with Anthony Rizzo, Harrison Bader and Jose Trevino on leave.

But, Aaron Judge was back for his 53rd straight start and still chasing history. Judge is tied with Roger Maris for the AL and Yankees single-season home run record of 61.

And it could stay there until it hits No. 62, Boone said.

“A lot depends on that. So I don’t have a plan in place yet. He’s in there today. And then we just go, him and I will get together after the game and have those conversations and decide what’s the best course to take,” Boone said.

The judge still has four games to try to set a new mark. He’s hitting .233 with a home run, 18 walks and 14 strikeouts since hitting his 60th homer on Sept. 20. . He’s slashing .398/.562/.847 with 20 extra hits, 21 RBIs, 30 runs and 37 walks in that span.

The Yankees have a five-day break that comes with the bye to the first round of the playoffs, which Boone takes into consideration when playing Judge.

“Yeah, so I’m not worried about the physical part. Of course I would love for him to do that and then really be able to get him out of there, but for now for the next few days they’ll just be him and I’ll get together after the game.”

Boone said there was a chance Judge could play both games of Tuesday’s doubleheader if he hadn’t hit 62 homers.

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Ron Marinaccio had an MRI, CT scan and right shin exam Monday morning and did not join the Texas team until after the game.

“It’s just reading it and what it means,” Boone said. “He’s not here. So we’ll see what we have here. Hopefully we’ll know something in the next few hours.

Marinaccio stepped up, making 40 appearances and hitting a 2.05 ERA in his rookie season.

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DJ LeMahieu has only played twice since missing 21 games with inflammation in his right big toe and second toe, but the infield veteran believes he’ll be able to play the playoffs effectively playoffs.

“It’s a little better than a few weeks ago. But I don’t think it’s going to go away,” LeMahieu said. “So I just have to deal with it.”

LeMahieu has these four games, which he would like to play, to recover his time. He will also have the five-day break between the end of the regular series and the Division series.

“It’s still too early. I mean, these few days here will be important to get him back today,” Boone said. “I’ll probably only play half or two-thirds of the game today, so we’ll just keep seeing how it looks and how it bounces back.

LeMahieu, who has four years left on his $90 million contract with the Yankees, has been a key cog in the Bombers offense in recent years. The contact hitter, who won the batting title in 2020, usually starts. The Bombers missed his presence last season when he was eliminated in September with a sports hernia.

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Naver, the South Korean search giant, today announced plans to acquire second-hand clothing marketplace Poshmark for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal values ​​Poshmark’s publicly traded shares at $17.90 – a 15% premium to today’s closing price – and the companies expect it to close by the first quarter of 2023, subject to Poshmark shareholder approval and “the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions”.

If the transaction is successful, Poshmark will become a stand-alone subsidiary of Naver led by CEO Manish Chandra and Poshmark’s current management team. It will also continue to operate under its existing brand and maintain its staff, user base, and headquarters in Redwood City, CA.

In a press release, Naver and Poshmark lay out several arguments as to why the deal makes sense for both parties. By acquiring Poshmark, Naver hopes to capitalize on the service’s growing social shopping platform, where users buy and sell clothes online, with its “technological prowess”. As for Poshmark, it is supposed to benefit from Naver’s image recognition and smart goal search technologies, which Naver says will enable the shopping platform to offer new search, recommendation and shopping that allow users to find clothes by searching colors, designs and materials and identifying where to find products by scanning clothes using their phone’s camera.

Naver also touts its robust ad serving and payments infrastructure, saying Poshmark will be able to leverage it to better analyze sales statistics and serve international customers. The long-term plan is to – with the support of Naver – expand Poshmark’s business into other developed markets in Asia and elsewhere where Naver has significant business holdings, in part by integrating some of the live shopping services from Naver to the Poshmark platform. At the same time, Poshmark will leverage Naver’s U.S. footprint, which includes digital comics portal Webtoon Entertainment and online storytelling platform Wattpad.

Naver optimistically predicts the acquisition could boost Poshmark’s annual revenue “beyond” 20% and save the company $30 million in annual run rates within two years.

Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra said in a press release:

The opportunity to join forces with Naver – one of the most innovative and successful internet companies in the world – is a testament to the strength of our brand, our operating model and what we have built over the decade with our talented team and incredible community. . Our industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and we’re excited to continue leading the future of shopping by providing our community with an unparalleled experience that’s simple, social, fun and sustainable. This is a very attractive opportunity for our employees, who will benefit from being part of a larger global organization with shared values ​​and complementary strengths. This transaction also delivers significant and immediate value to our shareholders. Longer term, as part of Naver, we will benefit from their financial resources, significant technology capabilities and leading presence across Asia to expand our platform, improve our products and user experiences and penetrate new and vast markets. I look forward to partnering with Naver as we take our business into its next phase of growth.

Naver CEO Choi Soo-Yeon said:

The combination will create the strongest platform to power communities and reshape commerce. Poshmark is America’s definitive fashion brand that provides a social network to buy and sell clothes. Naver’s cutting-edge technology in search, AI recommendation and e-commerce tools will help propel the next phase of Poshmark’s global growth. Poshmark is a natural fit for our business – our two companies share a common set of values ​​and vision around content, community and empowerment. The combination of Naver and Poshmark will immediately put us at the forefront of creating a new socially responsible and sustainable shopping experience designed around sellers of all sizes and interests – from individual sellers and influencers to professional sellers, brands and specialty shops – and a large, loyal and highly engaged social community. We are excited to work closely with Manish and his talented team to create lasting value for all of our stakeholders.

Poshmark’s exit comes more than a decade after it was founded in 2011. Chandra – alongside Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala and Chetan Pungaliya – started the business out of Chandra’s garage, funding it in part with proceeds from sales from Chandra’s former company, social shopping startup Kaboodle, to Heart. Prior to its Nasdaq listing at a valuation of over $3 billion, Poshmark raised over $160 million in venture capital from venture capital firms such as Temasek, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital and Mayfield.

Poshmark claims to have over 80 million registered users.