Due to discomfort in his left forearm, Yankees slugger Juan Soto was taken out of Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins.
On Friday, Soto will have imaging. It’s too early to say, according to New York manager Aaron Boone, if the right fielder will have to miss time.
“I’m not sure what will be shown,” Soto remarked. “My forearm started feeling tight and uncomfortable when I woke up, and even though we’ve been trying to get rid of it, it hasn’t gone away.”
After a 56-minute rain delay, play started with Soto on the mound to begin the sixth inning. Alex Verdugo came off the bench to play left field, and Aaron Judge moved from left field to Soto’s position in right.
“That soreness was there once we shut it down with the rain delay, so just didn’t feel like it was the right thing to go back out there,” Boone said. “Hopefully, we’re simply being careful on a late night with a delay here. I just choose to be cautious.
Following the Yankees’ eighth straight victory, which they won 8-5, Soto revealed that he has been dealing with forearm pain for the past week and a half.
He remarked, “I’ve kind of just been grinding through it.” It’s somewhat humorous. Throwing and hitting don’t hurt; instead, any movement I make with my arm causes soreness in my arm. However, it doesn’t stop me from playing baseball in any way.
Left-handed hitter and thrower Soto was 0 for 1 with two walks. He was acquired from the San Diego Padres in a blockbuster trade last December, and he has started all 64 games in his debut season with New York.
Dr. Christopher Ahmad, a doctor for the Yankees, saw Soto during the rain delay at the ballpark. Soto, who is eligible to become a free agent in the fall, claimed he had never experienced a forearm problem like this.
After an hour, “we all decided not to start getting work again, sit down here, start getting hot again, and warm it up,” Soto remarked. “We just decided to stop because we didn’t want to take that kind of risk.”
Batting is the three-time All-Star 318 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs, contributing significantly to the Yankees’ 45-19 record, which is the best in baseball.
Everyone seems a little worried, in my opinion. Marcus Stroman of the Yankees remarked, “Hopefully, he’s okay. “I’m just going to spread positivity throughout the world.”
