The Yankees’ finest velocity risk has been sidelined.
Outfielder Tim Locastro went on the 10-day injured checklist Sunday with a left latissimus dorsi (again) pressure. The Yankees known as up Estevan Forial as his alternative, serving because the twenty seventh man for Sunday’s doubleheader in opposition to the Rangers in The Bronx.
Tim LocastroCharles Wenzelberg/New York Put up
Estevan FlorialCharles Wenzelberg / New York Put up
Reliever Ron Marinaccio additionally received known as as much as present bullpen depth because the Yankees start a stretch of 23 video games in 22 days.
Locastro was 4-for-5 in stolen bases this season because the Yankees’ prime pinch-running risk. Florial was 8-for-9 in stolen bases this yr at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre whereas batting .272 with a .792 OPS.