The Yankees got a little bit of a scare today when Aaron Judge hit a line drive off Ivan Nova’s leg during live batting practice. Nova shook it off and stayed in to finish the throwing session. Afterwards he said he was fine and the ball hit his glove before his leg, says Brendan Kuty. Like it or not, the Yankees need Nova as rotation depth this year. Losing him to a fluke batting practice injury for some length of time would have stunk. Here are the day’s photos and here are the day’s notes from camp:
- Chad Jennings is the man with the day’s workout groups. In addition to Nova, most of the shuttle relievers threw live batting practice. Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, and Luis Severino threw bullpens. Tanaka threw 62 pitches. That’s an awful lot. Rob Refsnyder worked out at third base and Brett Gardner (wrist) hit for the second straight day. [Kuty]
- Some clarification on Domingo German’s injury: his recent MRI showed a strained flexor muscle and a bone bruise in his elbow, not a nerve issue. He’ll have a contrast dye MRI tomorrow to determine the full extent of the injury. German had Tommy John surgery last year and his new ligament is fine, which is the most important thing. [Bryan Hoch]
- The early Grapefruit League rotation: Severino on Wednesday, Nova on Thursday, and Bryan Mitchell on Friday. Only Wednesday’s game will be broadcast, either on television or online. I imagine the other regular starters will start getting into games next week. [Ryan Hatch, Kuty]
- And finally, a racoon got loose at George M. Steinbrenner Field this morning. It survived a pretty big fall from the top of the screen behind the home plate (here’s the video) before escaping the ballpark. The Yankees say they were unable to catch it. [Hatch]
This is the open thread for the evening. The Knicks and Islanders are playing later tonight, plus there’s some college hoops on the schedule too. Talk about anything and everything here.
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