Chad Green and the Yankees were “hoping for the best” after the right-hander left Thursday’s game with right forearm discomfort – but it doesn’t seem like that will be the case.
Speaking to the media Friday afternoon, Yankees skipper Aaron Boone said there was fear that, like he said about Luis Gil as well, Green’s injury was “significant,” but they would know more once the righty has another consultation with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.
“I think there’s that fear, sure,” Boone said. “But, again, it’s definitely a concern right now. But I’d rather get with the doctors and kind of see where we’re at by the end of the day tomorrow. We’re still waiting on him to confer with Dr. Ahmad and get all the opinions. So we’ll see what we have.”
Green left Thursday’s game after making a pickoff throw in the sixth inning, and said after the game his forearm tightness wasn’t really a concern until that happened.
“I’d say it was building up; just gradual discomfort, an uneasy feeling,” he said. “I’ve had a little general soreness, but to me, there were no real red flags until today.”
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Green did suffer a flexor tendon strain in 2016 that he recovered from without surgical intervention, but he told the media Friday he was “looking for more information to make decisions about the path forward.”
The Yankees did bring Ron Marinaccio to the Bronx from Triple-A on Friday in case a move needed to be made to put Green on the I.L., but the team did not make any moves due to Friday night’s game with the White Sox being rained out.
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