Juan Soto scratched from lineup with hand bruise in Yankees injury worry
NY Post
TORONTO — A day after leading a comeback victory, Juan Soto was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup.
Instead of batting second in the Yankees’ 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday, Soto was removed from the lineup shortly before first pitch and sent for initial imaging on a right hand bruise that he suffered sliding into home plate Friday night.
Two innings after hurting his hand, Soto went on to crush a three-run home run — his 20th of the season — that gave the Yankees a lead and sent them to a 16-5 win at Rogers Centre.
This marks the second injury scare the Yankees have had with Soto this season.
The MVP contender missed three games earlier this season with inflammation in his left forearm/elbow, but came into Saturday batting .302 with a 1.004 OPS across 81 games.
The hand injury occurred in the fourth inning Friday on a heady baserunning play by Soto and Judge. On a ground ball to second, Judge held up between first and second to avoid the easy double play, then got into a pickle that allowed Soto to score all the way from second base.
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