The nightmare that the New York Yankees have faced with injuries this season seems to have no end and a new chapter was experienced this Sunday in the 9-7 defeat against the Houston Astros, where one of their star pitchers, Carlos Rodón, had to leave the match due to ailments.
Rodón barely participated in 2.2 innings of work during his match against the Astros, allowing five runs, but the news was a new injury to the starter who He faced ailments in the left hamstring.
After allowing two home runs by Jake Meyers and Yordan Álvarez, the medical staff jumped onto the mound to evaluate the pitcher and after a long conversation they sent him straight to the dugout.
The possible injury to the Thigh serpentine player could take him back to the disabled list, where he spent more than two months since the start of the season due to an ailment that he had been carrying since Spring Training.
Regarding Rodón’s eventful departure, Yankees strategist Aaron Boone said that it is still early to give a verdict on the ailment and that you will have an MRI in the early hours of Monday to find out the extent of the injury.
Injuries, the great rival of the Yankees in 2023
The Yankees slowly fell to the bottom of the American League East Division but much of their decline is due to the injuries they have faced throughout this season.
Before Rodón’s illness, the Yankees enjoyed the return Saturday of Cuban starter Néstor Cortés, who struck out eight Astros batters in four innings of work, but now a new medical problem plagues the Bronx pitchers.
However the problem does not end there because the roster has also been affected by ailments of the team’s stars like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, among others, who have left the Yankees’ offense incomplete.
If they do not find a solution to the physical problems facing the currency, the Yankees could say goodbye to 2023 without a postseason and thus move away from their options to win a new World Series title, which has been elusive since 2009.
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2023-08-07 03:41:23
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