Prior to tonight’s game against the Red Sox, the Yankees have reinstated veteran left-hander CC Sabathia from the 10-day injured list, according to an official team release. Sabathia is in line to start Sunday’s game for the Bombers.
Sabathia landed on the injured list on May 23 thanks to a bout with right knee inflammation. Thankfully for the Yankees, the injury didn’t keep him out of action for an extended period of time and his stay of the IL was a short one.
The big southpaw’s return to action certainly won’t be a walk in the park, though, as he draws a tough Red Sox lineup in primetime, though it’s a lineup that has mustered just four runs in the first two games of this weekend set in the Bronx.
Amidst an injury-riddled season for the Yankees, Sabathia has helped to counterbalance injuries to Luis Severino, Jordan Montgomery, and briefly James Paxton. Of course, Sabathia has not been spectacular, but the 38-year-old has offered stability to a team that has faced considerable adversity.
In eight starts, Sabathia has provided 41 1/3 innings of solid ball, working to a 3.48 ERA, though troubles with the home run ball (allowing 2.4 homers per nine innings pitched) are driving a less promising 6.27 FIP. Regardless, with Severino, Montgomery, and Jonathan Loaisiga on the shelf, the team will gladly welcome back the experienced Sabathia.
George, it would have been nice to know who they sent down (or DFAed) on the 25…
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Was thinking the same thing. My guess is Cortez
You are correct. It was Cortez.
So why not just ask ? Why the condesention and attitude ?
Ouch!!
Cortes, Jr. was sent down.
5 innings from CC tonight would be great.
I can’t wait to see CC verbally abuse JBJ while brushing him off the plate. There seems to be some bad blood there.
It stems from Bradley’s very first career at bat which was against CC at the stadium. I remember he worked a walk that at bat and he did something CC didn’t like (forgot what it was). When he wiffed Bradley later that game he cursed him out and the rest was history
Only 5 teams in the AL with winning records…Texas is only 2 games over .500. Could we have a wildcard team with a losing record? Going from having a team with 90 wins miss the playoffs to having only 4 teams over .500 in the entire American league. Major League Baseball is failing.
Relax and look at the calendar dude it’s June 2nd.
This guy can’t stay healthy—-ever! Yet, so many think he is a “1st ballot HOF” I know he has three great years, 5 solid years, but if you look at his overall career, he was very much above average but I really don’t see him as a HOF. 1 Cy Young and never ever lead the league in K’s. Even though, he has a ton of K’s over his career, he never lead the league so how can he be a 1st ballot HOF? Why is he even considered a HOF? I don’t see it.