New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo dropped their loss early Sunday night to the Boston Red Sox after an awkward collision while running the bases.
Rizzo hit a ground ball in the seventh inning of the 9-3 loss and immediately fled to first base. As he reached the bag, he collided with Red Sox reliever Brennan Bernardino and landed awkwardly on his right wrist – which he immediately grabbed as he rolled into the grass.
Rizzo was safe, as Bernardino dropped the toss just before contact, but was quickly taken out of the game. He was replaced by pinch runner Oswaldo Cabrera.
Rizzo will be tested further on Monday. It is unclear how serious his injury is and how long he will be sidelined.
“We’ll see,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ‘The first imaging… was negative, but he has pain in a number of places in his forearm. Obviously he’s going to have a lot of tests tomorrow to see what we’re dealing with.
Rizzo, 34, has a .292 batting average and has eight home runs and 28 RBI this season, his third full year with the Yankees. The injury that left him on Sunday was reminiscent of the one he suffered last year when he collided with Fernando Tatis Jr. at first base, ending his season prematurely with a post-concussion injury.
Although the Yankees trailed by just one run when Rizzo left the game, the Red Sox flew ahead to take the six-run victory Sunday night at Fenway Park, thanks in part to Connor Wong’s two-run triple in the second half of the game . the seventh. Boston had a whopping nine stolen bases in the win, the most in a single game in the league this season and the most the Yankees have allowed since 1915.
The Yankees, who have now lost three of their last four, have a 50-24 record and lead the AL East. They kick off a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.
