The New York Yankees put right-hander Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured checklist Monday due to a strained left indirect and chosen righty Geoff Hartlieb from Triple-A.
Catcher Austin Wells was out of the lineup for a second straight day Monday, with supervisor Aaron Boone explaining that Wells is sidelined due to a circulation situation in one of many fingers on his left hand.
Boone stated the harm was doubtless because of the “put on and tear of catching,” however added that Wells underwent a number of checks to rule out the opportunity of a blood clot. In consequence, Boone stated Wells will doubtless be out till Wednesday, including that J.C. Escarra will begin behind the plate till Wells returns.
“Every thing we’ve gotten again has been good thus far,” Boone stated of Wells’ take a look at outcomes. “It’s not one thing that bothers him from a efficiency standpoint.”
Wells is batting .214 with 11 residence runs and 45 RBIs in 69 video games. He hit a career-high 13 residence runs final season.
Cruz’s IL stint is retroactive to June 28. A four-year veteran in his first season with the Yankees, he’s 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA and has two saves in three probabilities. Cruz has not allowed an earned run in 26 of his 32 appearances and has gone eight outings with out giving up a success.
Cruz’s 41.2 p.c strikeout charge tops pitchers with not less than 20 innings and his 14.73 strikeouts per 9 innings is a profession excessive, third amongst pitchers who’ve confronted 120 or extra batters behind Minnesota’s Griffin Jax (15.28) and the Athletics’ Mason Miller (14.87).
Cruz felt sore whereas warming up with a drugs ball earlier than Sunday’s residence win over the Athletics and underwent an MRI on Monday, Boone stated.
“Hopefully it’s not too lengthy and we’ll get him again just a bit more energizing for the remainder of the way in which,” Boone stated.
Cruz didn’t pitch between Could 17 and June 4 due to proper shoulder irritation.
To make room on the 40-man roster for Hartlieb, the Yankees designated infielder CJ Alexander for project.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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