The start of the 2019 season has not been kind to the Yankees when it comes to injuries. As things presently stand, the team has nine players on the injured list. Many of them are major contributors, too. Suffice it to say, the Bombers cannot afford another person getting hurt.
That’s why everyone cringed when Luke Voit got hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of yesterday’s game. Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez drilled the first baseman square in the hand with a 95.5 mph fastball. Voit, in noticeable pain, took first base and remained in the game to play the field in the top of the ninth.