After a hot start to the 2024 Major League Baseball season, the New York Yankees have found themselves in a bit of a rut — and one that caused their general manager to attend their latest road trip.

“It’s been a struggle, obviously. Thankfully we got out of the gates really strong, so hopefully that cushion will allow us to work through this hopefully sooner than later because it’s gone on long enough,” Cashman told reporters before New York’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. “It’s been a tough stretch for us.”

Going into Tuesday’s matchup, the Yankees had lost 15 of their last 20 games. Things looked as if they were going to turn around against their American League East rival after New York took a lead in the game, but things went downhill and the Rays eventually won, 5-3.

Once being in a prime postseason spot, the Yankees now find themselves losing ground to the Boston Red Sox, who have been one of MLB’s best teams since mid-May and recently took two out of three from New York.

The struggles for the Yankees are on all sides of the ball. Carlos Rodon struggled on Tuesday, giving up four earned runs on five hits in the loss. The offense has also struggled to score and capitalize with runners in scoring position.

“We’ve obviously struggled with a lot of different areas on the team and it’s added up to a (lot) of losses,” Cashman said, via The Athletic. “I can’t explain it any easier than that. You can hit some rough spots. We’re certainly as rough as they come right now. It’s like a light switch went one way to the other. But it can go the other way, too, quickly.”

There’s still plenty of baseball left to be played and the All-Star break is also approaching, as is the trade deadline. Cashman said the Yankees would be open-minded to “a lot of different things.”

It’s possible some time off might help the Red Sox’s rival get back on track, but the struggles are on the radar of the general manager. And if the Yankees can’t turn things around, jobs might be on the line.