Yankees enter Opening Day with a long injury list heres where they stand
Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.MIAMI — As the Yankees left spring training on Tuesday night, some of their walking wounded came with them while others who are closer to returning stayed back in Tampa.The numbers are not pretty.
The Yankees are expected to start the season with 11 players on the injured list, and that does not include Tyler Matzek, who is not yet on the 40-man roster.Here’s a look at where some of the key injured players stand on the eve of Opening Day:The veteran third baseman, who strained his calf in his second at-bat of the spring on March 1, has been ramping up his baseball activities in recent days, including hitting.He flew to New York with the team on Tuesday night but he may not be there for long, as he could soon return to Tampa to get live at-bats and/or then go out on a rehab assignment.“I would say Monday is kind of like the first week of spring training kind of thing,” LeMahieu said Saturday.
“And then just see where we’re at after that.”If LeMahieu needs the equivalent of a full spring training, that would put his projected return some time in May if he stays healthy.The veteran DH, dealing with tendinitis in both elbows, is just over three weeks removed from his third round of PRP injections.Indications are the shots have helped to an extent, but have not been a cure-all, as Stanton has not resumed baseball activities and remains out indefinitely.
He was headed back to New York with the team on Tuesday and will continue his treatment there.Early in camp, the lefty reliever looked close to a sure thing to make the team as a non-roster invitee.But then he strained his oblique in his first outing on Feb.
25, throwing him off course.Matzek threw his third bullpen session since then on Sunday, the first “true, heavy” one, he said.The plan was to throw one more bullpen and then advance to facing hitters after...