NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Matt Holliday has revealed the illness that has been ailing him the past few weeks and says he’s aiming to return to the Yankees’ lineup Friday.
The designated hitter told the New York Post that he tested positive for Epstein-Barr virus, most commonly associated with mononucleosis. Holliday, 37, first started experiencing symptoms in Oakland on June 17. He was initially thought to have suffered an allergic reaction to something he ate.
After missing a game, he returned to start in six contests. But weakened and playing through body aches, he batted just 4-for-22.