MIAMI — Anthony Rizzo is displaying indicators of progress after the Yankees positioned him on the injured guidelines with post-concussion syndrome on Aug. 3.
Rizzo carried out for about two months after a collision with the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. probably prompted the concussion in late Might. Whereas preliminary testing cleared Rizzo of a concussion, the problem cascaded as he expert fogginess whereas enduring a career-worst stoop.
On Thursday, Rizzo had a well being care supplier’s appointment that involved retesting. Rizzo, who was in Miami with the Yankees on Friday, talked about that these assessments confirmed the first baseman is transferring throughout the “proper course.”
Rizzo continues to be week-to-week, nevertheless he has been sustaining his physique transferring. He hopes to do further baseball actions throughout the subsequent week. He has already carried out catch and labored out with remedy balls throughout the weight room. He’s ready to run, too, though not too arduous.
“Theoretically, I assume I used to be enjoying on this for 2 months,” talked about Rizzo, who added that he’s not apprehensive about with the power to ramp up quickly on the plate. “So if I feel it’s gonna go away in per week, it’s wishful pondering. However there’s positively indicators of progress.”
Docs knowledgeable Rizzo there isn’t any harm in him flying, a subject Rizzo requested about a variety of situations.
Rizzo is being dealt with with dietary dietary supplements, together with quite a few thoughts exercises. When he went on the 10-day IL, he spoke about misjudging pitches and his response time being strategy off.
On Friday, Rizzo talked about that his response situations have gotten larger, per testing. He hopes to see continued enchancment on that entrance.
“The factor is, we don’t know what my baseline was,” Rizzo talked about. “They only know that I used to be considerably slower than a standard individual. So I feel after we see that degree off, most likely two weeks in a row or utterly symptom-free or whatnot, we’ll go from there.”
DJ DAY-TO-DAY
DJ LeMahieu (calf) is day-to-day, primarily based on Aaron Boone.
The infielder had some testing carried out Thursday that confirmed there’s no strain, nevertheless he expert cramping later throughout the night. Nonetheless, LeMahieu was ready to full a full train on Friday.
Boone talked about “we’ll see” when requested if LeMahieu might come off the bench Friday. The supervisor then added that that may probably solely happen in an “emergency” state of affairs.
DON’T COUNT ON MONTAS
With Nestor Cortes returning to the IL on Friday and the Yankees’ rotation depth thinning by the day, Boone was requested about Frankie Montas.
The appropriate-hander is “in the midst of his throwing program” after current course of offseason shoulder surgical process, primarily based on Boone, nevertheless the skipper didn’t have any important updates.
Requested if he expects Montas to pitch this season, Boone talked about, “I don’t suppose so, however I don’t wish to communicate out of flip about precisely what may be arising within the subsequent few weeks.”
The Yankees acquired Montas from the A’s closing season, though they knew his shoulder was an issue. The upcoming free agent has made eight widespread season begins for the Yankees, recording a 6.35 ERA.
SEVERINO STARTING
Boone moreover talked about that Luis Severino will start Tuesday in Atlanta, one different product of the Yankees’ waning rotation depth.
The Yankees used an opener for the struggling Severino on Wednesday, nevertheless that didn’t help him. The righty allowed 4 earned runs over two innings in direction of a nasty White Sox group. One other impending free agent, Severino owns an 8.06 ERA this season, which he known as “the worst yr of my life in baseball.”
IKF FEELING FOR MAUI
Honolulu, Hawai’i native Isiah Kiner-Falefa knowledgeable the Every day Information that he doesn’t know anyone who has been impacted by the wildfires that ravaged Maui. On the time of publication, the fires had claimed 55 lives, together with inflicting giant damage.
“It’s positively unhappy,” Kiner-Falefa talked about, nevertheless his family is thankfully based out of O’ahu, which is just some islands over.
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