NEW YORK — The Yankees positioned captain Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured listing Monday, delivering an enormous blow to a group at the moment sitting in final place.
Decide is coping with a light proper hip pressure, an damage the Yankees have been affected person with. The IL transfer is retroactive to Friday, when the star outfielder first missed time. To exchange Decide, the Yankees referred to as up outfielder Franchy Cordero.
Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned the group needed to maintain a big-picture mindset when fascinated by Decide’s well being this season.
“We do not need to put him ready to the place he goes out and compromises someplace else and the damage turns into one thing else or worse,” Boone mentioned. “That is the most important factor.”
Decide underwent an MRI on his hip after feeling a “seize” on Thursday. He has not participated in any baseball actions since he was faraway from Thursday’s recreation.
The damage stems from Wednesday, when Decide awkwardly slid into third base whereas attempting to steal towards the Minnesota Twins. The slide precipitated concern inside the Yankees given Decide’s $360 million contract, with Boone urging the outfielder to slip toes first.
Given Decide’s reliance on his hips to generate his energy stroke, the group needed to be cautious in managing this damage.
“I believe Aaron’s additionally being reasonable, too,” Boone mentioned. “He understands what’s at stake and that it is vital, so we’re having actual conversations. I do not need to shut the door. If he is able to play in a few days, then so be it. However we additionally need to perceive the place we’re within the season, no matter 130 video games to go, and clearly how vital he’s. We need to be certain that we’re in a great place there.”
By means of 26 video games this season, Decide is hitting .261/.352/.511 with six homers, 14 RBIs and 0.9 WAR.
There might be outfield reinforcements coming quickly for the injury-riddled Yankees. Boone mentioned outfielder Harrison Bader (strained left indirect) may return earlier than this weekend’s sequence towards the Tampa Bay Rays.
However the Yankees additionally acquired some dangerous information for the bullpen Monday, shutting down reliever Jonathan Loaisiga for 3 to 6 weeks so he can endure surgical procedure Tuesday to take away a bone spur.
Whereas Loaisiga has been on the IL since April 8 with elbow irritation, a go to to group doctor Dr. Chris Ahmad revealed a extra critical damage.
“It wasn’t bothering him throwing after which he got here in and had the swelling, which they assume is expounded to that spur,” Boone mentioned. “In order that they gotta get that outta there.”