The rest of Spring Training. That’s how long it will take Tyler Austin to recover from a small fracture of the navicular bone in his left foot. In an effort to make the Yankees opening day roster, Austin toughed it out as long as he could, even taking batting practice on Thursday afternoon.
Although an initial X-ray showed nothing, Austin was unable to run since the incident first occurred earlier in the week. Girardi said Austin informed the team of the severity of the injury on Friday. Soon after, an MRI revealed the extent of the damage.
“He was fighting for that first base spot and it’s unfortunate,” Girardi said.