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Yankees' Gio Urshela Suffers Setback in Rehab From Hamstring Injury

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela suffers a setback in his recovery from a left hamstring strain and will need to spend more time on the injured list

Max Goodman

KANSAS CITY — Over the weekend, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that Gio Urshela was expected to return from his left hamstring strain midway through the week in Kansas City.

After a setback sustained during a workout at Yankee Stadium, however, Urshela will remain on the sidelines for the foreseeable future. 

"I don't think it's that serious," Boone said before Monday night's game against the Royals. "He was in line to probably join us and be back in the lineup on Wednesday. That's not going to happen now."

Boone explained that Urshela felt some discomfort in his hamstring as he was wrapping up a workout in his rehab on Sunday, taking ground balls. Rather than traveling with the team that night, the third baseman stuck around in New York. 

Urshela landed on the injured list last week with what Boone categorized as something "between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 strain." The 29-year-old hasn't started a game since July 29 in Tampa Bay, coming off the bench twice during New York's series in Miami before he was placed on the IL. 

As for Urshela's revised timetable to make his return, Boone isn't speculating too far into the future. Once the skipper learns more about how Urshela is feeling early this week—specifically on Monday—they can begin to map out his schedule with more specificity.

"Whether that pushes it back later in the week or in the next week, I don't have a timeline on that yet," Boone said. "But I don't think it's back from where he started."

With shortstop Gleyber Torres heading to the injured list on Monday with a thumb sprain, joining a slew of key contributors on the IL early in the month of August, it'll be all hands on deck to fill in on the left side of the infield. 

New York signed infielder Andrew Velazquez to a Major League contract and selected him to the 26-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday. He'll make the start on Monday night in Kansas City at shortstop while utility man Tyler Wade holds it down at third base. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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