A day after Gleyber Torres underwent Tommy John surgery that will knock him out for the season, ending any hope he could get to the majors in 2017, the Yankees’ current third baseman, Chase Headley, also went down with an injury.
Headley missed Thursday’s 10-5 loss to the Angels with back spasms and manager Joe Girardi believed he could miss Friday’s game.
Girardi said the spasms “probably” are related to the lower back issues Headley has dealt with in the past. Headley played well for a stretch earlier this month, but was in a 1-for-10 skid. Ronald Torreyes started in his place.