As they await an official diagnosis, the Yankees are holding back from publicly acknowledging what Jonathan Loáisiga’s latest injury means for him.
As they await an official diagnosis, the Yankees are holding back from publicly acknowledging what Jonathan Loáisiga’s latest injury means for him.
But with it looking like the reliever “probably has a flexor strain,” manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday, Loáisiga may be hard-pressed to pitch for the Yankees again this season.
“We’re getting more opinions on that,” Boone said at Steinbrenner Field before the Yankees beat the Rays 6-4 in 10 innings. “So we’ll see what else we have.”
Loáisiga has dealt with myriad injuries during his Yankees career, most recently UCL surgery with an internal brace last April that sidelined him until this May.
A flexor strain can often be a precursor to a UCL injury, though there is no indication yet that Loáisiga is dealing with that.
Boone was waiting on the additional opinions before commenting further.
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself before I know the different doctors are gathering opinions now and everything,” he said.
