Oblique Strain To Keep Jacoby Ellsbury On Shelf For Week
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury will be out for a week because of a strained oblique.
The Yankees made the announcement Wednesday after seeing the results of an MRI exam.
Ellsbury was scratched from the lineup Tuesday and didn't make the road trip for Wednesday night's 12-5 win over Atlanta.
"Six, seven days we'll give him off and see where he's at," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, according to the team's official website. "I'm not really concerned about it, because it's really mild. This is the time of year we can protect him a little bit, don't have to rush him back."
It was initially thought that Ellsbury might return Friday, but the tests showed the strain.
"I thought he was in a pretty good place, as far as being in shape and playing multiple days," Girardi said. "There'll be plenty of time for him."
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