Just when you thought that the Yankees were going to escape spring training without an injury to their lineup for the first time in forever, the baseball gods remembered to begin their annual tradition of forcing the Yankees to play without the full lineup. Earlier this afternoon, Marly Rivera reported, and Aaron Boone confirmed in his press conference a minute later, that starting first baseman Luke Voit has suffered a partial meniscus tear and will start the season on the injured list.
Voit has been battling knee soreness the last couple of weeks, and an MRI yesterday confirmed the partial tear.