Clint Frazier’s bat was living up to the hype. His production was proving essential for the injury-riddled Yankees. Finally, his time had come — until it hadn’t.
He turned his left ankle trying to get back to second base in a win over the Angels on April 22, and was placed on the injured list three days later after an MRI revealed a Grade 2 sprain and two partially torn ligaments. The time away was challenging, even more so because of the chance he was missing out on with so many key Yankees on the IL.
“I was really bored,” he said going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Mariners at Yankee Stadium.