ATLANTA — Jorbit Vivas says he likes to “play the sport onerous and appropriately.”
However the Yankees' rookie third baseman took his foot off the pedal on the worst time Friday evening, committing a expensive baserunning blunder that loomed over a 7-3 loss to the Braves at Truist Park.
The Yankees trailed 3-0 within the third inning with two on and one out when Cody Bellinger flew out to proper subject. Vivas tried tagging up from second to advance 90 toes and thought he had third base, solely to get tagged out to finish the inning on a brutal double play that left Aaron Decide on deck.
Vivas slowed down earlier than he acquired to 3rd as Ronald Acuña Jr. made a terrific throw and third baseman Nacho Alvarez made a heads-up play to behave as if the throw was not coming till the final second.
“He's standing there, and it appeared like he wasn't receiving the ball in any respect,” Vivas stated by an interpreter. “However that's not on him; it's on me there to make it to that base. Acuña has a very sturdy arm and he could make a throw from anyplace. That's on me.”
Third-base coach Luis Rojas ran up the road attempting to get Vivas to slip on the play.
“I picked him up, however I picked him up type of late,” Vivas stated. “The third baseman was standing there just a little bit in the way in which. Nevertheless it's my fault.”
Supervisor Aaron Boone, a former third baseman who typically tried the play that Alvarez deftly made, stated Vivas learn Alvarez's physique language and acquired tricked. Boone stated he informed his infielder, “You possibly can by no means let that occur once more.”
“Jorbit is a man that performs his tail off,” Boone stated. “He's a hard-nosed participant and he acquired caught up there. Clearly a state of affairs that may't occur.”
Relievers Mark Leiter Jr. (left fibular head stress response) and Fernando Cruz are making progress of their respective recoveries. Leiter might get on a mound for a lightweight bullpen session as quickly because the Yankees' subsequent sequence in opposition to the Blue Jays in Toronto that begins Monday.
He'll then endure one other MRI to see how a lot therapeutic has occurred, which might pave the way in which for a full aspect session by subsequent weekend.
Cruz, in the meantime, might start a throwing program as early as this weekend after struggling a high-grade indirect pressure on the finish of June. He not too long ago underwent a follow-up MRI that confirmed sufficient therapeutic to start out throwing, although he will likely be constructed up slowly till he's absolutely healed.
Luis Gil (lat pressure) made his second rehab begin Friday with Double-A Somerset, constructing as much as 57 pitches throughout 3 ¹/₃ innings during which he struck out seven, walked two and gave up two runs. If he recovers properly, he's anticipated to make his subsequent rehab begin Wednesday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
“Then we'll resolve at that time, do we would like yet one more to get him over 70 or can we take him at the moment?” Boone stated.
The Yankees plan to name up Allan Winans on Saturday, The Submit's Joel Sherman reported, taking the place of Rico Garcia, who was designated for project after throwing 2 ²/₃ innings Friday.
Ryan Yarbrough (indirect pressure) is throwing however has not but superior to a bullpen session.
