Prior to tonight’s game against the Blue Jays, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced that Josh Donaldson has been diagnosed with a grade 1 hamstring strain, and will be out for “a couple weeks”. Donaldson was on a minor league rehab assignment when he seemingly reaggravated his hamstring earlier this week.
The primary aftershock of Donaldson’s ailment, other than the absence of Donaldson himself, is the opening that now presents itself to Oswald Peraza. The young infielder should have an extended opportunity to reestablish himself at the big league level. Peraza is penciled in to hit sixth and start at third base tonight.