BALTIMORE (AP) 鈥� New York Yankees shortstop Jos茅 Caballero has been sidelined with a sore finger and will undergo tests to determine the extent of the injury.
Caballero hurt his right middle finger diving back to first base in Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He was not in starting lineup Monday night when the Yankees opened a three-game series against the Orioles.
鈥淭here’s definitely some concern,鈥� New York manager Aaron Boone said before Monday’s game. 鈥淗e’s as tough as they come, but he had a little hard time when he went to throw today.鈥�
Boone said Caballero will see a hand specialist in New York on Tuesday and undergo tests and perhaps an MRI to see if there is a fracture.
Caballero is batting .259 with four homers, 13 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 40 games through Sunday.
鈥淗e’s been great,鈥� Boone said. 鈥淗e’s been such a good performer for us here to start the year, both sides of the ball. He’s been a key part of our team to this point.鈥�
The Yankees have gotten off to a solid start despite bringing a three-game losing streak to Baltimore, and Caballero has been a major contributor.
鈥淗opefully, it’s just a day-to-day situation,鈥� Boone said.
Max Schuemann started at shortstop for New York on Monday.
In other injury news, Boone said slugger Giancarlo Stanton is making progress in his bid to return from a right calf strain that has kept him sidelined since April 28.
鈥淗e’s been doing a lot of inside running and hitting every day,鈥� the manager said. 鈥淗opefully he starts ramping it up this week.鈥�
Stanton’s return could come quicker than expected because he will serve as a designated hitter and won’t immediately be asked to play in the field.
鈥淗e’s coming back to DH, so it’s more when he’s able to stack a few days of running,鈥� Boone said. 鈥淲e’ll see.鈥�
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