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Yankees Place Primary Catcher on Injured List with Cervical Headaches
The New York Yankees placed their primary catcher on the 10-day injured list Saturday after he reported neck stiffness and headaches. The team recalled a replacement from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned its secondary catcher to the minors one day earlier.
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The New York Yankees placed primary catcher Austin Wells on the 10-day injured list Saturday with cervical headaches. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters the complaint is new and that it is difficult to determine whether the issue is cumulative or related to an incident the previous night.
Boone said neck and head injuries require caution and that the team felt it had to make the roster move.
Roster Adjustments The team recalled J.C.
Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to serve as the primary catcher. One day earlier, the Yankees had optioned their secondary catcher to the minors for Ali Sanchez. Wells underwent a series of exams on Friday, including a concussion test with a neurologist that returned negative results.
He is scheduled for additional neck tests on Sunday, after which Boone expects a clearer picture of the injury timeline.
Wells on the injured list, the Yankees will use J.C. Escarra as the primary catcher and Ali Sanchez as backup. Boone said the team will continue to evaluate whether to move another player behind the plate, weighing the risk against that player's role in the middle of the lineup.
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