Ahead of tonight’s matchup with the Astros, Aaron Boone told reporters that Anthony Rizzo would go on the injured list with a “likely” concussion. The Yankees have reportedly traced the injury to the collision Rizzo had with Fernando Tatis Jr. when the Padres played the Yankees on May 28.
It’s a fairly shocking move, one that forces us to wonder where the organization was the last two months as Rizzo struggled. The first baseman missed a couple games after the Tatis Jr. collision with what was termed a neck ailment, but returned on June 2.