The New York Yankees have had an absolutely miserable season as far as injuries are concerned.
It's continued this weekend.
The Yanks traded for three hitters before the deadline, and two are already on the injured list.
Thankfully for New York, the most important of that trio, Ryan McMahon, is still healthy (knock on wood).
But now the Yankees have placed both Austin Slater and Amed Rosario on the IL.
Slater hurt his left hamstring last week against the Rangers. The injury was termed a strain, not as bad as it could've been, but still enough to knock Slater out of action.
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Rosario was hurt in Friday's game, a left shoulder injury. The Yankees have termed it a sternoclavicular joint sprain.
The good news, if it can be called that, of Slater's injury: It was time for Aaron Judge to come off the IL, so Judge just took Slater's place on the active roster.
The Yankees replaced Rosario this weekend with J.C. Escarra, who had been sent down to Triple-A after all the trade deadline movement.
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The Yanks haven't been able to put a run together of late, having fallen further behind the Blue Jays and now also behind the Red Sox in the AL East Division.
Injuries began the year mostly in the rotation, but they've now hit New York at almost every position on the diamond.
Slater and Rosario might not be crucial pieces, but they were both acquired as talented righty hitters to face some lefties in what is otherwise a lefty-heavy lineup for the Yankees.
At least for now, New York will have to do it without them.
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