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Yankees' Aroldis Chapman exits as left knee tendinitis flares up

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a recurrence of left knee tendinitis.

Chapman struck out Randal Grichuk before exiting in the ninth inning, escorted by a team trainer. He was replaced by Chasen Shreve, who allowed a home run to Aledmys Diaz but finished out the Yankees' 8-5 win.

Chapman has been dealing with left knee tendinitis since early May.

According to ESPN's Marly Rivera, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said it wasn't worth keeping Chapman in the game with a four-run lead.