CHICAGO — Dustin Fowler's major league debut was over before he even stepped into the batter's box, and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had harsh words for Guaranteed Rate Field.
The 22-year-old Fowler ruptured the patellar tendon in his right knee during the first inning of the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night, slamming into the short sidewall near the corner trying to catch Jose Abreu's one-out foul ball. Fowler had surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
Girardi said the injury was avoidable.
"There's an electrical box," Girardi said. "And to me, that's a problem.