A hematoma of the subscapularis muscle. That’s what emerging Yankees star Didi Gregorius has been diagnosed with, after leaving Team Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic. And obviously, his presence was missed, as the Netherlands fell to Puerto Rico on Monday night in the semifinals of the WBC — 4-3 in 11 innings.
Gregorius will be shut down from all baseball-related activities for two weeks, before being reevaluated and then potentially beginning a throwing program after that. With opening day out of the question, and most, if not all of April looking more and more unlikely, the Yankees will need to decide rather quickly who fills in for their 27-year-old budding superstar at shortstop.