MLB made a switch this year, sending the problematic nomenclature of the DL packing, and replacing it with the Injured List.
And the New York Yankees, ever the gentlemen with their cleanly shorn faces, are playing the part of good hosts.
Just a week into the season, the otherwise terrifying Yankees squad has a whopping 11 players on the IL. And we’re not talking fringe 40-man roster guys who are being stored on the 60-day IL just because. Here’s the list:
Miguel Andujar
Dellin Betances
Jacoby Ellsbury
Didi Gregorious
Ben Heller
Aaron Hicks
Jordan Montgomery
CC Sabathia
Giancarlo Stanton
Luis Severino
Troy Tulowitzki
Now, the Bronx Bombers weren’t hit by a plague at the start of the season - they’ve come about their IL trips in myriad ways.