{"id":68979,"date":"2024-03-24T09:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=68979"},"modified":"2024-03-24T09:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T13:58:08","slug":"rizzo-yankees-injury-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/24\/rizzo-yankees-injury-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Star Scratched From Game As Injury Woes Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rizzoan01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Rizzo<\/a> is the newest member on the long list of Yankees players dealing with injuries before the regular season. Is it time to be concerned?<\/p>\n<h3>Yankees Star Scratched From Game As Injury Woes Continue<\/h3>\n<p>Before the Yankees&#8217; Spring Training game against the Mets, reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanHoch\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryan Hoch<\/a> posted a message on X that sent panic into the hearts of Bronx Bomber fans around the globe; first-baseman Anthony Rizzo was scratched from the lineup due to injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anthony Rizzo has been scratched from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Yankees<\/a> lineup due to a tight lat, club announces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bryan Hoch \u26be\ufe0f (@BryanHoch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanHoch\/status\/1771220747676991892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This lat-ailment adds to what can only be described as a &#8220;wounded march&#8221; to the end of Spring Training for Yankees players. New York has dealt with the injury bug in the past few weeks far more than they would care to. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/judgeaa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Judge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/13\/troubling-gerrit-coles-elbow-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Gerrit Cole<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemahdj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemahdj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J LeMahieu<\/a> were all hurt during the pre-season, and adding their star first-baseman to that list for any length of time would make matters worse for this organization with title aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s the best that Pinstripes supporters can hope for regarding their beloved lefty slugger?<\/p>\n<h3>Rizzo&#8217;s Opening Day Status<\/h3>\n<p>Luckily, YES clubhouse reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_marakovits?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meredith Marakovits<\/a> gave fans an optimistic update on Rizzo&#8217;s availability on opening day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet&lt;blockquote class=\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anthony Rizzo: \u201cIm fully confident I\u2019ll be in there opening day\u201d added today\u2019s scratch was precaution <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#yankees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meredith Marakovits (@M_Marakovits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Marakovits\/status\/1771259713453224201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s great news for New York because they would miss his hot bat in their lineup. So far this Spring Training, Rizzo has been a man-possessed\u2014batting .412 with an OPS of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/anthony-rizzo-519203\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a01.188<\/a>. He&#8217;s been playing like he&#8217;s got something to prove because maybe he feels he does.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Rizzo missed significant time after getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/38335131\/yankees-anthony-rizzo-shut-season-post-concussion-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concussed<\/a> early in the season and never found his groove again. It seems he&#8217;s returned to form during the offseason, and his great spring is a testament to his hard work in getting back to All-Star caliber play.<\/p>\n<p>He might sit out the rest of Spring Training, but Yankees fans shouldn&#8217;t lose sleep over this one. Anthony Rizzo should be ready come opening day.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Rizzo is the newest member on the long list of Yankees players dealing with injuries before the regular season. Is it time to be concerned? 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