TORONTO — The Yankees are dealing with additional muscle ache, as Jose Trevino hit the 10-day injured file with a left hamstring stress sooner than Thursday’s sequence finale in direction of the Blue Jays.
Aaron Boone said that Trevino tweaked his hamstring early in Wednesday’s sport when he ran out of the batter’s area. Within the seventh, the catcher ran gingerly to first base sooner than avoiding a tag from pitcher Chris Bassitt.
Whereas Boone wasn’t sure if Trevino will bear an MRI, he did acquire treatment Thursday. The supervisor added that the backstop has been sometimes “beat up.” Boone feels some time off will revenue Trevino, and the hope is that he returns in direction of the highest of the Yankees’ upcoming homestand.
“Clearly, we gotta get the hamstring healed, however hopefully it offers his entire physique a bit break, too,” Boone said. “And hopefully it’s one thing that serves him and us properly over the lengthy haul.”
Whereas Kyle Higashioka started behind the plate Thursday, the Yankees promoted one different catcher, Ben Rortvedt, to modify Trevino.
Rortvedt found about his promotion sooner than mattress Wednesday evening time with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre having fun with in Charlotte. He hopped on a 9 a.m. flight and arrived in Toronto spherical noon. The 25-year-old said that RailRiders avid gamers on a regular basis maintain their passports with them when the Yankees are in Canada.
A defensive-minded catcher, Rortvedt hit successfully (.327/.421/.612, 3 HR, 10 RBI) over 14 minor league video video games, largely at Triple-A, after struggling an aneurysm in his left shoulder all through spring teaching. The aneurysm led to discoloration and circulation factors in his finger and required surgical process.
“It’s positively loads higher than earlier than surgical procedure,” Rortvedt said. “To be utterly sincere, my finger’s nonetheless sort of lingering, but it surely’s loads [better]. I’m glad I acquired surgical procedure as a result of it’s actually an enormous enchancment from the place it was earlier than.”
Rortvedt added that the finger doesn’t affect him; he merely feels the stinging that catchers often do with a job that requires catching high-velocity projectiles.
The aneurysm wasn’t Rortvedt’s first harm with the Yankees, as he joined the membership with an present oblique harm as soon as they acquired him, Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Twins remaining spring. Rortvedt moreover underwent left knee surgical process for a meniscus clean-up remaining Might.
“He’s a very pure catcher, actually good framer, actually good receiver again there,” Boone said. “Athletic, can actually throw, left-handed hitter. And clearly, with us, he’s missed plenty of time over the past couple seasons, however I feel he’s in a fairly good place proper now bodily and acquired some traction down there the place he’s enjoying properly, so hopefully he can come up right here and get extra entrenched in our sort of system and with our catchers and pitchers and play a task.”
Whereas Rortvedt carried out in 39 video video games for the Twins in 2021, his accidents have led Yankees followers to joke that he doesn’t exist on social media. Quickly he’ll get a possibility to make his pinstriped debut and present these theories false.
“This has been a very long time coming. I’ve been via loads,” Rortvedt said. “I’m pretty excited. Labored terribly arduous to get so far, and to be once more feeling healthful as soon as extra.
“I do know there’s rumblings. I do know it’s a joke. It’s fairly humorous. However I’m simply excited to be right here and play ball.”
BRINGER OF PAIN
Donaldson (hamstring) was anticipated to start a rehab process by now, nevertheless that hasn’t occurred however. Boone said that’s because of the third baseman simply recently jammed/decrease his thumb whereas putting one factor collectively for his daughter at residence.
That saved Donaldson from hitting for only a few days, nevertheless he has been doing baseball actions. Boone said that he and Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) for the time being are on associated timelines.
HAMILTON’S TIMELINE
Boone expects Ian Hamilton (groin stress) to miss roughly 4 weeks.
“It’s one other alternative for someone to step up,” the skipper said of the breakout reliever’s absence. “We’ve had some guys down, and thankfully, we’ve seen guys step up — guys like Ian Hamilton — and make the most of alternatives. And that’s what we’re gonna should see some extra of.”
In related info, Tommy Kahnle’s (bicep tendinitis) rehab process began in Tampa on Thursday. Boone expects him to need four-six rehab outings.
FLEXIBILITY IN THE NINTH
Boone said that he likes not having to utilize Clay Holmes strictly throughout the ninth inning after the reliever took over the Yankees’ nearer operate remaining season.
“There’s gonna be days the place it does line as much as the place he’s closing the sport,” Boone said. “However I like placing him in conditions that we really feel he can thrive in.”
Holmes, who endured some rocky ninth innings only a few weeks once more, tossed a scoreless seventh on Wednesday whereas stranding two inherited runners. He has not allowed a run in his remaining seven appearances (7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 11 Okay).
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