TAMPA — Chris Carter saw the news Lucas Duda would be shut down after receiving cortisone shots on Saturday, but said his mind didn’t go toward missing out on a chance to play more.
“I pay attention to some of that, but you can’t sit around, waiting for someone to get hurt,” Carter said before going 0-for-1 with a walk as the first baseman in the Yankees’ 7-2 win over Toronto on Sunday at Steinbrenner Field. “You could end up sitting out even longer.”
And Carter wasn’t interested in that after an unusual offseason in which he went unsigned until the Yankees picked him up this month — despite the fact Carter led the National League with 41 homers while with the Brewers last season.