The Boston Crimson Sox have already got sufficient accidents to fret about.
However one other may very well be added to the listing after Crimson Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida exited early from Boston’s 5-4 walk-off win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night time at Fenway Park.
Supervisor Alex Cora informed reporters Yoshida jammed his hand throughout an at-bat early within the recreation, which led to Yoshida being pinched hit for by Rob Refsnyder to start the underside of the sixth inning.
Yoshida needing to get replaced was troubling from Cora’s perspective.
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“For him to come back out of the sport, yeah,” Cora informed reporters, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. “He’s struggling proper now.”
It’s unclear the extent of Yoshida’s damage. In response to Cotillo, Yoshida, who went 1-for-2 earlier than leaving the competition, didn’t plan to get X-rays on his ailing hand.
“It’s one thing we’ve received to attend and see (on),” Yoshida mentioned by way of interpreter Yutaro Yamaguchi, per Cotillo. “We’ll wait till tomorrow and see what occurs.”
The priority over Yoshida’s hand solely provides to what has been a attempting week for the 30-year-old. He didn’t begin in 5 straight video games because the Crimson Sox used his DH spot to work Tyler O’Neill and Rafael Devers again into the lineup from damage. Yoshida made his first begin of the week Saturday and went 4-for-5 with a RBI.
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The Crimson Sox having a scheduled off day earlier than welcoming within the San Francisco Giants may benefit Yoshida and assist forestall him from lacking any time. But when the damage seems to be extreme, he may very well be making his solution to the injured listing identical to plenty of his teammates have executed already this season.
