An M. R. I. on Saturday revealed the problem in the Yankees closer’s left shoulder after he complained of pain following an appearance Friday night.
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday because of inflammation in the rotator cuff of his left shoulder. The injury was revealed by a magnetic resonance imaging test on Saturday after Chapman complained of pain on his pitching side following an appearance in Friday night’s 6-1 loss to the Houston Astros.
General Manager Brian Cashman said Chapman would be shut down for two weeks and unlikely to appear in a game for at least a month. In the interim, Manager Joe Girardi said Dellin Betances, the bullpen’s setup man, would assume the closer’s role.
