Rays latest concern is status of Yandy Diaz

DIRK SHADD | TimesTampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, on left, and trainer Mark Vinson take a look at Yandy Diaz (2) after he appeared to foul a ball off of his left foot while at bat during the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, on Monday, July 22, 2019. Diaz was helped off the field and a pinch hitter came in for him.ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays are awaiting word on the status of corner infielder Yandy Diaz, who left Monday’s game after fouling a ball off his left foot with two outs in the ninth inning of their 9-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Diaz was down for a while and in obvious discomfort when he was helped up and off the field after being hit in the…