The Yankees’ outfield depth is about to be tested after Trent Grisham had to exit Friday’s game against the Blue Jays with an apparent injury.
While the nature of Grisham’s injury isn’t yet known, it seemed that the veteran outfielder pulled up lame rounding first and made an awkward slide into second on a throw home after he hit a two-run single in the sixth inning. Grisham finished 1-for-4, but that single cut Toronto’s lead to 7-5 at the time.
This is not the first time Grisham has had to exit a game against the Blue Jays this season. Back on May 20, Grisham had left knee discomfort legging out a double. The injury didn’t land Grisham on the IL, but it’s unclear if the same will happen this time around.
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Grisham was replaced in the outfield by Max Schuemann, who moved to right field to allow Spencer Jones to man center.
The Yankees already have Aaron Judge and Jasson Dominguez on the IL, with the latter close to returning. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the plan was for Dominguez to get a couple of more rehab games this weekend with Triple-A before they decide on whether to activate him. If Grisham needs an IL stint, the Yankees may be forced to bring Dominguez back sooner than they originally planned.
Grisham is having a solid season. He’s batting .232 with eight home runs with an OPS of .747 while playing great defense in center every day for the Yankees.
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