Kansas City, Mo. — As manager AJ Hinch was talking to the media a couple hours before game time Saturday, he was mulling whether shortstop Javier Báez would need to be placed on the 10-day injured list.
“He’s still really sore,” he said. “I don’t see how he plays (Sunday) and with the off day (Monday), it’s almost too enticing to give him a full, full rest. But we have to make a decision fairly quickly on how far this is going to go and whether he’s going to be available for the Yankees series.
“If he’s not going to be available for the Yankees series we have to consider a roster move.