New York Yankees’ newly acquired outfielder Austin Slater strained his hamstring and will be out for 4-6 weeks. The former Chicago White Sox veteran had yet to record a hit in a Yankees uniform during his seven at-bats before landing on the IL on Tuesday.
In more unfortunate injury news for the Yankees, Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera tore his Achilles in the Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game. Rivera reportedly planned on speaking with current Yankees reliever Devin Williams after the alumni scrimmage, but that meeting will have to be postponed.
Finally, it was a historic day for baseball as umpire Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a regular-season MLB game.