ARLINGTON — Aaron Decide continues to make progress on his strained correct hip, nevertheless the star slugger’s absence will seemingly lengthen into the Yankees’ upcoming homestand, supervisor Aaron Boone said.
Boone doesn’t anticipate Decide to play in Monday’s sport in direction of the Cleveland Guardians throughout the Bronx nevertheless says he would possibly return to the lineup later throughout the week.
“If he doesn’t go on the [injured list], in all probability the most effective case is someday in that Cleveland sequence,” Boone said Sunday.
Decide obtained banged up Wednesday on a slipshod head-first slide into third base in direction of the Minnesota Twins. He remained in that sport and commenced Thursday’s avenue sequence opener in direction of the Texas Rangers nevertheless left throughout the fourth inning after two at-bats.
The reigning American League MVP hasn’t carried out since, and an MRI on Friday revealed a delicate stress to the best of his hip. The Yankees hope to search out out by Monday whether or not or not Decide would require a stint on the injured report.
“He got here in feeling a bit of higher right this moment, so I’m certain he’ll undergo all the things and we’ll consider the place we’re,” Boone said sooner than Sunday’s sport in Arlington.
The Yankees dropped Friday and Saturday’s video video games with out Decide, scoring solely two entire runs on eight hits between the losses. Decide — who re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360 million contract throughout the offseason, leads the crew with six dwelling runs and 14 RBI.
Following Thursday’s early exit, Decide said he wasn’t “too involved” regarding the harm.
“Finest to close it down and attempt to reevaluate and see right here in a pair days,” Decide said.
BAUERS AWAITS MRI RESULTS
Newly called-up Jake Bauers expressed optimism Sunday morning as he awaited MRI outcomes on his correct knee, which he harm the night time time sooner than in a troublesome crash into the left topic wall.
The collision occurred throughout the first inning of Saturday’s sport in Arlington after Bauers made a difficult sliding catch. X-rays have been damaging.
“I really feel like I’m strolling fairly good, strolling pain-free,” Bauers said Sunday. “The one factor that’s holding my vary of movement down is the swelling.”
Outfielder Franchy Cordero, who was despatched all the best way right down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Friday’s sport, was once more throughout the Yankees clubhouse Sunday. He’s at current on the crew’s touring taxi squad, Boone said.
SEVERINO TO MAKE REHAB START
Two days after he threw a worthwhile reside session, starting pitcher Luis Severino is nearing a rehab activity, Boone said.
Severino, who’s working once more from a lat stress, is predicted to pitch for Excessive-A Tampa on Wednesday or Thursday.
“Sevy’s doing nicely,” Boone said Sunday.
The hard-throwing right-hander hasn’t appeared in a sport this season after going 7-3 with a 3.18 ERA last yr. He threw 40 pitches in Friday’s reside session.
STANTON, DONALDSON MAKE PROGRESS
Injured lineup regulars Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson are every hitting, throwing and collaborating in working purposes, according to the Yankees supervisor.
Boone didn’t present a timeline for each participant nevertheless said Sunday they’re “each undoubtedly making progress.”
Stanton hasn’t carried out since April 15 attributable to a Grade 2 hamstring stress and can miss better than a month. Donaldson last appeared in a sport on April 5 and suffered a setback on his strained hamstring all through a rehab activity about two weeks later.
KAHNLE FEELS GOOD AFTER BULLPEN
Additionally progressing is reliever Tommy Kahnle, who said he felt good after a bullpen session Sunday morning.
Kahnle, who expert bicep tendinitis better than a month up to now, tossed 20 pitches — along with 4 changeups — all through the session and expects to throw one different bullpen on Thursday.
“The whole lot felt proper,” Kahnle said Sunday.
Kahnle hasn’t pitched in 2023 after signing a two-year contract with the Yankees throughout the offseason. He returns from the Los Angeles Dodgers after having fun with with New York from 2017-20.
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