New York Yankees centerfielder Trent Grisham was forced to leave Friday night’s contest against the Toronto Blue Jays after sustaining a hamstring injury during the sixth inning in Toronto.
The team classified the injury as tightness in his right hamstring.
The injury occurred with two outs in the top of the sixth when Grisham connected for a two-run hit to center field, reducing New York’s deficit to 7-5. As the ball was thrown toward home plate, Grisham ran from first base and slid into second, but came up with what appeared to be a leg injury. Max Schuemann came in as a pinch runner to replace him.
Grisham, who has earned two Gold Glove awards during his career, finished the game 1-for-4 with two RBIs before his departure. This season, he has posted a .232 batting average across 224 at-bats.
