New York Yankees' Andrew Benintendi, who was batting, leaves the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) (Scott Audette, AP)
ST. PETERSBURG — As if things weren’t bad enough for the spiraling Yankees, they lost one of their few productive hitters Friday night. After taking a swing at a pitch in the third inning of the Yankees’ game against the Rays at Tropicana Field, Andrew Benintendi was forced to leave mid-at-bat with what the Yankees called a right wrist injury.
Oswaldo Cabrera had to come in to finish the at-bat and the Yankees announced Benintendi was having X-Rays at Tropicana Field.
The left fielder had been a consistent hitter amid the Yankees’ offensive swoon. Benintendi was hitting .292/.327/.458 with two homers and a .785 OPS over the last 14 days, which encompasses most of this dismal road trip.
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Originally published at Tribune News Service