After signing Jacoby Ellsbury to a huge contract this offseason, the New York Yankees are looking to protect their investment. For this reason, they are remain cautious with Ellsbury‘s recent calf injury.
The former Boston Red Sox star was slated to face his former team on Tuesday. However, he was kept out of the lineup due to his apparent calf issue. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports that he will be kept out multiple days:
According to Jorge Castillo of the Newark Star-Ledger, Ellsbury explained by saying, “It’s just something we want 100 percent before I step on it. It’s not one of those things where I try it on the field and see it how it is. I’ll know when I’m on that field that it’s already 100 percent.”
The outfielder signed with the Yankees this offseason for a seven-year, $153 million deal. He is coming off a solid season in which he helped the Red Sox win the World Series with a .298 batting average and a league-leading 52 stolen bases.
In reality, New York is hoping he can replicate his 2011 season, when he had a .321 batting average with 32 home runs to finish second in the MVP voting behind star pitcher Justin Verlander.
However, he first must learn how to stay healthy more than half of the year after suffering injuries in both 2010 and 2012.
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