ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees proceed to take physique blows. Saturday afternoon they needed to put Andrew Benintendi on the injured record with what they’re calling proper wrist irritation. The left fielder, who left Friday evening’s sport after feeling one thing pop throughout a third-inning swing, was one of many few Yankees hitters who was persistently hitting by way of their offensive drought and second-half skid.
“Right now it’s wrist inflammation. We got to get some more tests and more imaging and more opinions to kind of really narrow down exactly what it is,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated earlier than Saturday evening’s sport in opposition to the Rays at Tropicana Field. ”I believe there’s nonetheless some questions on the market.”
The greatest query clearly is that if Benintendi, who was carrying an air forged within the clubhouse earlier than the sport, will play once more this season. He was introduced in on the commerce deadline particularly as a result of his lefty bat match so properly with the Yankees’ huge sluggers and he would set them up nicely for the playoffs. With 29 video games remaining within the common season, Boone wasn’t certain there can be time for him to get again.
“There could be,” Boone stated. “Again, we don’t know we have and I was literally just kind of getting briefed on it. So it’s tough to know.”
And now, the Yankees, who’ve misplaced 5 of their final eight sport, and are 8-12 over their final 20, have to determine a patchwork plan to cowl their outfield. Giancarlo Stanton, who’s 3-for-26 since coming off the injured record with an Achilles problem, has not been capable of return to enjoying within the discipline. While Boone and Stanton are optimistic that he will likely be again within the outfield this season, Boone stated he didn’t assume he would have him in there in the course of the homestand subsequent week.
For Saturday evening, Boone had Aaron Hicks in left discipline, Oswaldo Cabrera in proper and Aaron Judge in heart discipline.
“We’ll just mix and match and hopefully create an opportunity for someone that kind of kicks the door in,” Boone stated.
Hicks has struggled to seek out any consistency this season on the plate and misplaced his beginning heart discipline job when the Yankees acquired Benintendi from the Royals.
The Yankees referred to as up Estevan Florial earlier than Saturday’s sport. The 24-year-old prospect is hitting .290/.372/.500 with 15 dwelling runs in Triple-A this season. He has had 50 huge league plate appearances over the past three seasons hitting .186/.300/.302 with a .602 OPS.
They even have Tim Locastro, who has been largely used defensively and as a pinch runner. Locastro is hitting .176/.243/.353 with a .596 OPS in 28 video games with the Yankees this season.
Boone stated there’s additionally a risk that Cabrera will get an opportunity in left discipline.
“It’s possible,” Boone stated. “I wasn’t sure I’d use him in right at first and we ripped that band-aid off pretty quick and he’s done a really nice job out there, so…”
The Yankees, whose offense has been wildly inconsistent, could have a tougher time discovering a alternative for Benintendi. They are already with out Matt Carpenter, who continues to be in a strolling boot and utilizing a scooter to get round after fracturing his foot final month. They are with out Anthony Rizzo this weekend and sure into subsequent week after he had an epidural for nagging again ache. DJ LeMahieu is making an attempt to play by way of ongoing ache in his proper huge toe and Josh Donaldson is having the worst season of his profession. And Gleyber Torres has disappeared within the second half.
Since the Yankees acquired him from the Royals on the commerce deadline, Benintendi is hitting .246/.323/.395 with a .718 OPS, two dwelling runs, 9 doubles and a triple.
“He’s obviously an important guy in our lineup right now, especially as we struggle as much as we are right now offensively,” Boone stated. “Benny has been hitting the ball really well. And so we hope for the best for him.”
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