With the last series of the season meaningless for the New York Yankees, you would think that everything would be smooth sailing into the postseason, right?
Well, think again.
After James Paxton was removed as a precaution with glute pain on Friday, Gio Urshela was removed from the season finale after rolling his ankle.
He made a nice backhand snag at third and made a very Nolan Arenado like throw to get the runner at first, but rolled his ankle a few steps after he made the throw near the dugout.
So just to be cautious, the Yankees removed him from the game and made everyone worry again. He was seen by team doctors, and they said that it is nothing serious and no further testing is needed.
With four days off until the start of the postseason, it should be plenty of time to get the ankle right. The team has no concerns about his status for game one of the ALDS.
About The ALDS:
Right now, we don’t know much about the ALDS except it starts on Friday at home against the Twins. We have no idea of the rosters, the starting pitchers, gametime, Yankee Stadium gates, and TV coverage.
Those are things that will be announced over the next few days.
Speaking of the Twins, they beat the Yankees by just one homerun in the great home run race of 2019. The Yankees made a great comeback, but fell just short in the end.
But, none of that matters now as the Yankees just want to beat the Twins in the postseason and advance to the ALCS.