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Didi Gregorius suffers right shoulder injury, leaves WBC

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 19: Didi Gregorius #18 of the New York Yankees at bat during the fifth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 19, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Matt Brown/Angels Baseball LP/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 19: Didi Gregorius #18 of the New York Yankees at bat during the fifth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 19, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Matt Brown/Angels Baseball LP/Getty Images)

Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius, who had been one of the leaders of Team Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, suffered a right shoulder injury and is flying back to Tampa.

Gregorius underwent a preliminary MRI yesterday which revealed a hematoma of the subcapsular muscle, according to manager Joe Girardi.