Anthony Rizzo exits after getting hit on hand in potential Yankees scare

Anthony Rizzo is no stranger to getting hit by a pitch, which is what made him jumping in pain and eventually leaving Saturday’s game a concern.In the second-to-last game before the playoffs begin, the Yankees first baseman was drilled on the right hand with a slider in the bottom of the seventh inning and was replaced by the top of the eighth.After taking the pitch from lefty Ryan Borucki flush on the hand, Rizzo was in immediate pain as he took a big leap out of the box and doubled over before taking first base.There, he was paid a visit by manager Aaron Boone and a trainer, though he stayed in momentarily to make a force out at second base.Then, in the top of the eighth, Oswaldo Cabrera moved from shortstop to first base to replace Rizzo, who was likely headed for X-rays on his hand.Rizzo missed two and a half months earlier this season with a forearm fracture after a fall while running into a pitcher at first base....

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Publisher: New York Post

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