NEW YORK (AP) – Jacoby Ellsbury is out of the New York Yankees lineup a day after straining his right hamstring, and the team’s most consistent player this year may be done for the season.
The Yankees’ center fielder says he hopes to play again this season.
Manager Joe Girardi expressed frustration Saturday in losing another of his starters to injury, especially with the Yankees clinging to faint playoffs hopes with nine games to play. They are 4 1-2 games out of the second wild card.
Ellsbury had homered and doubled Friday night before he was hurt beating out a double-play relay in the fourth inning against Toronto.
Signed to a seven-year, $153 million free-agent contract in the offseason, Ellsbury is hitting .271 with 16 homers and a team-leading 70 RBIs.
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