TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.
TORONTO — A day after main a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a bruised proper hand.
X-rays on Saturday afternoon have been unfavorable, however Soto was coping with some irritation that stemmed from slamming his proper hand when sliding into residence plate in Friday’s win over the Blue Jays.
Soto is probably not totally out of the woods simply but, however was receiving remedy all through the day in hopes of decreasing the swelling.
“Regarding, I do know he’s received some swelling in there and swinging didn’t go actual nicely at this time,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. “So hopefully it’s simply that, it’s banging the hand and having some irritation in there. Hopefully we will get that out of there and it’s not too huge a factor, however we’ll see.”
No additional exams have been deliberate, however Boone left the door open to Soto’s getting extra imaging when the Yankees get again to New York on Monday if he’s nonetheless experiencing discomfort.
Soto completed Friday’s sport with out a lot of a difficulty. Two innings after hurting his hand, he crushed a three-run residence run — his twentieth of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and despatched them to a 16-5 win.
However the MVP contender awoke Saturday morning with some swelling after which had bother swinging earlier than the sport, which led to his being scratched from the lineup shortly earlier than first pitch.
“I do know he took some swings pregame and it simply wasn’t adequate to go at this time,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll see. Clearly numerous remedy at this time, into the night time, so we’ll see what we have now [Sunday].”
This marks the second damage scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
He missed three video games earlier this season with irritation in his left forearm/elbow, however started Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS throughout 81 video games.
Soto’s hand scare comes at a time when the Yankees have already misplaced Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring pressure) and Anthony Rizzo (arm fracture) to accidents within the final two weeks, weakening the center of their lineup.
“Having him within the lineup goes to be very key to us going deep within the yr,” catcher Austin Wells mentioned. “For him to be wholesome, that [would be] nice.”
The one three video games Soto has missed this season got here after he underwent an MRI that exposed forearm/elbow irritation earlier this month. He sat out the Yankees’ showdown towards the Dodgers, a collection wherein they sorely missed him, however returned the subsequent day towards the Royals.
In 17 video games since resting his forearm, Soto is batting .231 with a .897 OPS and three residence runs, however he seemed simply wonderful Friday night time when he clobbered a three-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi that turned the sport round.