After a breakout season a year ago, Miguel Andujar of the New York Yankees has dealt with injuries since Spring Training this year, and they've already gotten the best of him. The team announced earlier this week that he will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn labrum. Andujar will undergo surgery to repair the injury, which is in his right shoulder. This has been the cause of the infielder going on and off the injured list in 2019, as he was just reinstated earlier this month. After just a couple weeks of playing, the severity of the injury came through, and reality sat in for the Yankees and their young star.
The news came out last Wednesday during the Yankees' doubleheader at home against the Baltimore Orioles, where New York swept their way to victory. Andujar was the runner-up in the American League Rookie of the Year voting last season, but was sidelined from April 1st to May 3rd with the injury. After returning, he went just 3-for-34 with no extra-base hits, and was clearly still hampered by this injury.
The 24-year-old is coming off a 2018 season that saw him hit .297 with 27 home runs and 92 RBIs. He was a key component to the Yankees' run to the Postseason, which ended with a loss to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Divisional Series. While he sits, Gio Urshela is expected to get a lot more reps at third base, as he already was, while the addition of Kendrys Morales also adds more pop on the offensive end.
The news came out last Wednesday during the Yankees' doubleheader at home against the Baltimore Orioles, where New York swept their way to victory. Andujar was the runner-up in the American League Rookie of the Year voting last season, but was sidelined from April 1st to May 3rd with the injury. After returning, he went just 3-for-34 with no extra-base hits, and was clearly still hampered by this injury.
The 24-year-old is coming off a 2018 season that saw him hit .297 with 27 home runs and 92 RBIs. He was a key component to the Yankees' run to the Postseason, which ended with a loss to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Divisional Series. While he sits, Gio Urshela is expected to get a lot more reps at third base, as he already was, while the addition of Kendrys Morales also adds more pop on the offensive end.
