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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks exited Game 5 of the AL Division Series towards the Cleveland Guardians after injuring his left knee Tuesday in a collision with rookie shortstop Oswaldo Cabrera.
Hicks was once headed to the sanatorium for an MRI, the Yankees stated.
Both gamers have been chasing Steven Kwan’s shallow pop fly close to the left-field line once they banged into each and every different. The ball gave the impression to look off the glove of each and every fielder ahead of falling for a unmarried that put runners to start with and 2d with one out in the 3rd inning.
Obviously shaken up, Hicks stayed down for a couple of moments and was once checked by means of an athletic instructor and New York supervisor Aaron Boone.
Hicks walked round slowly just a little ahead of limping off the sector.
“Having a hard time moving around out there,” Boone stated in a tv interview throughout the sport.
Hicks was once changed in left by means of Marwin Gonzalez, who assumed Hicks’ No. 9 spot in the batting order.
Cabrera seemed to be high-quality and remained in the sport.
Kwan’s unmarried ended in a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by means of José Ramírez that shaved New York’s result in 4-1 in the decisive recreation of the playoff sequence.
The winner travels to Houston for the best-of-seven AL Championship Series starting Wednesday night time.
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