ANAHEIM — Josh Donaldson’s MRI outcomes are in, and so they’re not encouraging for the 37-year-old third baseman.
“It’s a pretty high strain, which means that there’s a tear,” Donaldson stated of a proper calf damage that landed him on the 10-day injured listing over the weekend. “They said it’s not very big. But I don’t know the timetable or anything like that. It’s kind of just everybody responds a little bit differently is [what] they kind of told me.”
Donaldson, talking earlier than the Yankees’ series-opener in Anaheim on Monday, stated that workforce medical doctors recognized him with a Grade 2-plus pressure, whereas a second opinion decided he has a Grade 3 pressure. He stated he was nonetheless feeling “pretty sore.”
Donaldson stated his calf has been bothering him for the final week or so, however he felt he may play by way of it. However, he aggravated the damage throughout the Yankees’ Saturday win over the Rockies after hitting a weak groundball to shortstop throughout the seventh inning. Donaldson hobbled down the primary bottom line and started to hop on his left leg as he approached the bag earlier than evenly jogging again to the Yankees’ dugout.
Donaldson has suffered calf accidents previously, together with a bigger tear on his left facet in 2018. He hasn’t handled a high-grade prognosis on his proper calf earlier than.
Donaldson, who additionally harm his hamstring earlier this season, has performed in simply 33 video games this yr. He is hitting .142 with a .659 OPS. While the previous MVP has 10 residence runs, he’s solely totaled 15 hits and simply as many RBI.
“I felt like I kept hitting balls at people, but I actually felt good for the better part of the year at the plate,” Donaldson stated. “With the hamstring, obviously with injuries, we all become frustrated with that. Nobody wants to be injured. Everybody wants to be available for their team. So it is frustrating to have to go through that, but at the end of the day, I just try to stay as positive as I can.”
Donaldson’s newest damage has put his future in query. He stated, “I don’t know” when requested if he has a shot to play once more this yr, and he talked about hopefully giving himself a chance to play in 2024.
“We’re getting to the point of the season to where it’s later in the year and running out of games and, really, time,” Donaldson stated of enjoying once more in 2023. “But for me, my mindset, I try to stay as positive as I can with it and take it to where I’m trying to make small improvements day to day.”
Donaldson has a $16 million mutual choice with a $6 million buyout, payable provided that declined by the Yankees, for subsequent season, per Cot’s Contracts. The Yankees will virtually definitely decline the mutual choice after two disappointing seasons within the Bronx.
JUDGE KEEPS AN EYE ON CORTES
Nestor Cortes (rotator cuff pressure) threw 35 pitches throughout a two-part dwell batting observe session on Monday, per Aaron Boone. Cortes will “probably” begin a rehab project on Saturday, although the supervisor wasn’t positive the place but.
Aaron Judge (proper huge toe) stood within the field towards Cortes however was solely monitoring pitches. The plan was for him to take common BP, which he did in Colorado over the weekend. Judge did extra working on Monday as effectively.
OUTFIELD ASSIGNMENTS
Judge isn’t the one Yankees outfielder on the mend.
After a while in Tampa, Greg Allen (hip flexor) can have his rehab project transferred to Scranton, the place he’ll play Tuesday, per Boone.
Jake Bauers (rotator cuff contusion) goes to Scranton as effectively to work out for a number of days earlier than getting in recreation motion. Willie Calhoun (quad) will do the identical at Somerset.
The three are getting cut up up as a result of all of them play the outfield.
TOP PICKS SIGNED
The Yankees introduced Monday that they’ve signed their high two draft picks, George Lombard Jr. and Kyle Carr.
Lombard Jr., a shortstop, went to Gulliver Prep School (Fla.) and was picked twenty sixth total. He had beforehand dedicated to play at Vanderbilt, similar to Anthony Volpe had earlier than inking with the Yankees. Carr, in the meantime, is a left-handed pitcher out of Palomar College (Calif.).
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