Yankees' Jose Caballero out of Monday's lineup vs. Orioles due to right middle finger injury
Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero is out of Monday night’s lineup against the Baltimore Orioles due to a right middle finger injury. Caballero told reporters in Baltimore that he hurt the finger diving back into first base in Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. While Caballero will undergo an MRI, he does not believe the finger is fractured and doesn’t believe he’ll need to go on the IL.
Max Scheumann will start at shortstop for the Yankees on Monday, hitting eighth in the order. The 29-year-old Caballero is slashing . 259/.
320/. 400 this season with four home runs and 13 RBI. While it doesn’t sound like Caballero will need to hit the IL, that scenario would certainly make things interesting with fellow shortstop Anthony Volpe , who was optioned to Triple-A at the end of his rehab assignment for offseason shoulder surgery.