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New York Yankees Get Massive Break on Injury News Regarding Juan Soto

After Juan Soto left the game for the New York Yankees on Thursday with an elbow issue, the team has gotten a positive report on Friday. Here's the latest.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after the game against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on June 5.
New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after the game against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on June 5. / Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
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After he left the game with a nerve-wracking elbow injury on Thursday night, Juan Soto and the New York Yankees have gotten a solid report on Friday.

Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post:

Initial prognosis is inflammation for Soto. So looks like a relief.

After Soto said that his elbow has been bothering him for about a week, people's minds began to go to the worst possible places, but luckily Soto appears to have avoided those worst-case scenarios.

In his first year in New York, Soto has been invaluable to the Yankees. He enters play on Friday hitting .318 with a robust .424 on-base percentage. He has 17 homers and 53 RBI and has been a perfect running mate to Aaron Judge in the Yankees' lineup.

Given the elbow issues, it wouldn't be a shock to see Soto sit a few days this weekend or play at the DH spot, but we'll have to see how manager Aaron Boone handles it.

Furthermore, given that Soto is a free agent at the end of the season, the fact that this injury isn't more serious likely keeps him in line to potentially earn a $400 or $500 million contract this winter.

Just 25 years old, Soto is already one of the most accomplished hitters in the game. He's a .287 lifetime hitter with a .421 career on-base percentage. He's a three-time All-Star, a home run derby champion, a four-time Silver Slugger, a batting champion and a 2019 World Series title winner.

The Yankees will play the Dodgers this weekend.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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