The Yankees are in trouble. That’s what SI.com’s Jon Tayler wrote on April 4, just a week into the 2019 season.
Now, eight days later, the Yankees have been swept by the Astros and are returning home without their starting catcher. Gary Sanchez was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left calf strain, bringing their total casualty count up to 12.
Of the nine players in their opening day lineup, four of them are on the injured list: Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton (bicep strain), Miguel Andújar (torn labrum in right shoulder) and Troy Tulowitzki (left calf strain).