9:03 am | September 21, 2019 | Go to Source | Author:
Gleyber Torres‘ MRI on his right hamstring Saturday came back negative, but the New York Yankees still plan to be cautious with the second baseman as the regular season winds down.
Torres slipped after backhanding a grounder Friday night, prompting an audible gasp from the crowd at Yankee Stadium. He was pulled later and said he felt weakness in his lower legs. He was not in the lineup Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, although manager Aaron Boone said Torres was feeling good.
Prior to the Yankees’ announcement, Boone said the American League East champions will be careful with Torres over the final week of the regular season. New York has seven games remaining and won’t play its postseason opener until Oct. 4.
“I think he’s OK,” Boone said of Torres, “but the wear and tear of playing every day in the season, he’s been kind of taking care of himself every day and getting treatment on a lot of his lower half just as a maintenance thing, so certainly with him try to be a little more cautious.”