The Yankees placed closer Aroldis Chapman on the 10-day disabled list and are likely to be without him for at least a month because of inflammation in the rotator cuff of his left shoulder.
Chapman, whose fastball often exceeds 100 miles per hour, complained of pain in his shoulder after pitching Friday night in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Chapman had a magnetic resonance imaging examination on Saturday and was placed on the disabled list before Sunday’s doubleheader.
General Manager Brian Cashman said Chapman would be shut down for two weeks and was unlikely to pitch for at least a month “if all goes well.