US EditionYankees Place Mark Leiter Jr. on 15-Day IL After Footrace with Red’s Elly De La Cruz
NEW YORK, JUL 8 – Mark Leiter Jr. suffered a left fibular head stress fracture while covering first base and has appeared in 41 games this season, creating challenges for the Yankees' bullpen depth.
- The New York Yankees placed reliever Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 7 due to a stress fracture in his left fibula.
- Leiter suffered the injury roughly two weeks ago while attempting to reach first base ahead of the Reds’ Elly De La Cruz during a play in Cincinnati on June 24.
- Leiter had made 41 appearances with a 4.46 ERA this season, and manager Aaron Boone said the club will assess him with an MRI to plan recovery.
- Leiter stated, “It’s a bone, so the bone has to heal,” and Boone noted that Leiter’s absence creates an opportunity for others to step up in the bullpen.
- The Yankees are facing challenges in their bullpen and may look to add reinforcements ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, while the Cardinals are weighing the possibility of trading closer Ryan Helsley amid their uncertain playoff outlook.
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The SaratogianYankees’ Mark Leiter Jr. to IL with stress fracture in leg; Luis Gil set for rehab assignment
In another blow to the Yankees’ bullpen, Mark Leiter Jr. is going to miss some time. The right-handed reliever landed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a stress fracture in his left leg. Leiter said he suffered the break to his fibular head while covering first base on an Elly De La Cruz infield single in the 11th inning of a June 24 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “I felt a little pop,” Leiter said before Tuesday’s series opener against t…
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