ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andrew Benintendi, one of the few Yankees besides Aaron Judge not in a slump, became the team’s latest player to suffer an injury. In the top of the third inning of their 9-0 loss to the Rays on Friday night, Benintendi exited in the middle of an at-bat, after taking a swing, with a right wrist injury.
The Yankees announced X-rays were negative and Benintendi will undergo an MRI exam on Saturday.
Manager Aaron Boone said Benintendi felt a pop in his wrist and had numbness in his fingers.
Yankees’ Andrew Benintendi, who was batting, leaves a game against the Rays. APBenintendi immediately grabbed his hand following the swing and was replaced by Oswaldo Cabrera. The lefty-swinging Benintendi had hit well of late since arriving in a trade from Kansas City in July.
The loss of Benintendi is another blow to the slumping Yankees.
“That would be a big one,’’ Boone said. “He’s an important guy in the lineup, especially with us struggling as much as we are right now offensively.”
