The Yankees await word on Josh Donaldson’s hamstring injury after the third baseman pulled up rounding third base as he slowed up following a flyout in Wednesday’s win over the Phillies.
Aaron Boone and Donaldson each expressed optimism that it wasn’t serious, but Yankee fans have too much experience in seemingly minor injuries turning into long-term absences.
For Gio, the fact that Donaldson got hurt doing such a seemingly routine activity like jogging around first base is baffling, considering the amount of attention that goes into player health in modern sports.
“It happens every single year,” Gio said. “Guys that are in shape. We see it with Giancarlo Stanton, we saw it with Josh Donaldson…you’re jogging and you pull a hamstring. This happens now more than ever. What we settle on is guys are wound up too tight and too muscular…but that generally doesn’t make any sense.
“Nowadays, what trainers have available to them, the nutrition, analytics, hydration, sleep studies, I mean, the stuff that is done and the amount of information that is used to try to keep these guys healthy is insane.”
Gio referenced injuries he sustains while playing softball, and can’t understand how professional athletes are frequently battling similar injuries despite all the treatment and precautionary measures they are provided with.
“It’s these soft tissue things,” Gio said. “The oblique, the hamstring, the quad…I’m getting the same injuries that guys are getting paid $30 million a year to stay in shape and not have those injuries.”
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