DENVER — Aaron Boone didn’t sound optimistic after Josh Donaldson hobbled down the primary bottom line within the seventh inning of the Yankees’ Saturday win over the Rockies. The group later positioned the infielder on the 10-day injured record with a proper calf pressure on Sunday.
Prospect Oswald Peraza was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to interchange Donaldson, the group introduced.
Donaldson, who was “a little beat up” previous to the All-Star break and designated hitting for the second consecutive day on Saturday, harm his proper calf, based on Boone. Donaldson underwent an MRI Sunday confirming the damage. The third baseman moved slowly out of the field after hitting a weak groundball to shortstop. As Donaldson approached first base, he started to hop on his left leg earlier than jogging gingerly to the Yankees’ dugout.
“We’ll see,” Boone stated when requested if Donaldson was all proper. “He’s gonna get testing and stuff but wasn’t great.”
Asked if it was Donaldson’s calf that had been bothering him earlier than the break, Boone stated, “It’s a different spot. It’s been kind of off and on all year.”
This marks Donaldson’s second injured record stint this season — he harm his hamstring earlier within the season — and it creates a chance for Peraza.
A shortstop by commerce, Peraza has additionally hung out at second and third this season within the minors and majors. He’s hit pretty properly at Triple-A, slashing .262/.355/.497 with 12 residence runs and 28 RBI. He’s additionally stolen 11 bases.
With Peraza producing for the RailRiders, a lot of Yankees followers have been already clamoring for him to take taking part in time from Donaldson, who’s hitting .142 with a .659 OPS after going 0-for-4 on Saturday. Donaldson, 37, does have 10 residence runs in 33 video games this season, however he’s solely totaled 15 hits and simply as many RBI.
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