The Yankees activated the reigning AL MVP from the injured checklist forward of Tuesday night time’s recreation at Arlington, as anticipated, and made a handful of corresponding strikes as properly, putting new outfield acquisition Austin Slater (left hamstring pressure) on the 10-day IL, activating reliever Mark Leiter Jr., recalling righty Yerry De Los Santos and designating righty JT Brubaker for task.
Decide landed on the injured checklist on July 27, 5 days after struggling a flexor pressure in his proper elbow on a throw to the plate. He was first eligible to return Tuesday, and after taking on-field batting follow in Tampa on Sunday and Monday, the slugger rejoined the Yankees in Arlington on Monday and spent a lot of New York’s 8-5 loss within the dugout.
With out Decide, the Yankees went 4-6, getting swept by the Marlins over the weekend and slashing simply .231/.311/.399. Decide leads the Main Leagues in batting common (.342), on-base share (.449), slugging share (.711) and OPS (1.160). They enter Tuesday’s recreation on a four-game shedding streak and tied with the Mariners for the ultimate AL Wild Card spot, 1 1/2 video games forward of the Rangers.
“It’s Aaron Decide — we all know what he means to our lineup, to the fellows within the room,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned. “So to get him again, we’re definitely enthusiastic about that. After which hopefully, shortly thereafter, he’s again out within the area, too.”
Whereas they’ve Decide’s bat again, the Yankees aren’t anticipated to play Decide in proper area immediately.
“We’ll see once we get again residence [on Friday against the Astros],” Boone mentioned. “The method they’re going by means of — so far as remedies, I do know he did plyos at present, after which he’ll begin introducing enjoying catch, after which his arm will inform him [when he’s ready].”
