The New York Yankees activated first baseman Luke Voit while placing third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list with a left groin injury, the team announced Friday.
Urshela left Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners with left groin tightness.
The move, which is retroactive to Thursday, hurts Urshela's chances to win the AL batting title.
He is currently among the league leaders with a .331 average but has only 414 plate appearances. He would need 502 to qualify for the batting title.
Yankees teammate DL LeMahieu currently leads the AL with a .