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Yankees prospect Dustin Fowler suffers major knee injury in first big-league inning

In his first major-league inning on Thursday night, Yankees outfielder Dustin Fowler suffered a major knee injury:

That's a gruesome-sounding injury, and without question it will necessitate a lengthy recovery period. Fowler sustained the injury while hustling after a fly ball down the line against the White Sox:

Just a heartbreaking scene for the #Yankees Dustin Fowler, who had to leave the game due to injury in his @MLB debut. pic.twitter.com/dal7DOAukN

— 120 Sports (@120Sports) June 30, 2017

Once Fowler tried to put weight on the leg, you could tell it was likely serious.