Overview
- McMahon jammed his left thumb sliding into second base during the second inning of Wednesday’s 5-3 win in Baltimore and left the game in the eighth after swelling made it hard to grip the bat.
- He received postgame X-rays that team and player reports described as encouraging with no clear break, and the Yankees scheduled additional scans and exams the following morning to check for ligament or soft-tissue injury.
- Manager Aaron Boone pinch-hit for McMahon in the eighth with José Caballero, who was hit by a pitch to load the bases and set up George Lombard Jr.’s go-ahead infield single, showing how the injury immediately affected the game.
- McMahon, a 10-year MLB veteran in his second season with New York, has appeared in more than 100 games this year with modest offensive numbers, so his possible absence would further strain a lineup already missing key players.
- If McMahon cannot play the next day he could be limited to a bench role or replaced in the start by a depth option such as José Caballero, and the team’s next imaging results will determine whether he misses time or can return quickly.