The New York Yankees managed to close the regular season in Major League Baseball with first place in the American Leagueafter registering mark of 94-68which allowed them to secure their ticket to the postseason, in addition to resting during the Wild Card Round or Wild Card Series.
Los ‘Bronx Bombers’ They will appear until the Divisional Serieswith the first game scheduled at Yankee Stadium, for Saturday, October 5; and Their rival will be the key between the Baltimore Orioles or the Kansas City Royals.
The first loss that the Yankees would suffer in the playoffs
This weekend, first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke two fingers on his right handafter being hit in the hand after a slider by the Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed pitcher. Ryan Borucki, during the seventh inning
He still maintains a slight hope of having participation in the Serie Divisional (ALDS); well los ‘Manhattan Mules’ They didn’t put him directly on the 10-day injured list but rather they reached out and moved someone else from the active roster and they sent the right pitcher Scott Effross to the Minor League affiliate, to wait until the last moment for Rizzo to return in time.
“I don’t necessarily expect it for the Division Series,” the manager pointed out Aaron Booneafter Sunday’s victory.
“I still see it as a long shot. But I think we want to see how these days develop. And see, ultimately, in the middle or end of the week, what he’s capable of doing. To see if it’s even a possibility. We feel like today we could gain that time with the roster, but I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s an indicator one way or another,” he added.
For his part, Anthony Rizzo remains hopeful of playing in the playoffs: “Yes, absolutely,” responded to questions about whether he could play in the ALDS. “In my mind, yes. Actually, I don’t know. Let’s see.”
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It was revealed that the player will receive treatment on Thursday or Friday and they will have a better outlook before the Yankees debut in the playoffs.
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