Main League Baseball introduced that it has accepted a roster substitution for the Yankees, with right-hander Ian Hamilton changed by fellow righty Mark Leiter Jr. Playoff guidelines dictate {that a} participant eliminated because of an damage is ineligible to play in that collection in addition to the next one, so Hamilton gained’t be eligible to play within the World Collection if the Yankees advance.
The transfer doesn’t come out of nowhere, as Hamilton was faraway from final evening’s recreation in opposition to the Guardians with an damage that he appeared to maintain whereas protecting first base on a floor ball. The Yankees described his damage as left calf tightness and it now seems that it’s critical sufficient that they felt compelled to make a swap.
That may very well be as a result of they don’t anticipate Hamilton again within the subsequent few weeks or just because they didn’t need to play short-handed for the following few days. The Yanks are about to play their second of three consecutive video games and used six relievers in final evening’s ten-inning contest that they finally misplaced. Even when there was an opportunity that Hamilton’s calf can be healed by later on this collection or within the World Collection, they may want the additional arm to get via tonight and tomorrow.
Hamilton, 29, wasn’t crucial arm in supervisor Aaron Boone’s bullpen. Final evening’s appearances was simply his second of this yr’s playoffs. However he was stable throughout the common season, making 35 appearances with a 3.82 earned run common. He struck out 25.2% of batters confronted, walked 8.2% of them and obtained grounders on 43.8% of balls in play. He earned one save and 11 holds this yr, the latter quantity coming in third on the group behind Luke Weaver and Tommy Kahnle.
Extra to come back.
