Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman officially cleared of coronavirus; Gleyber Torres back in lineup
Closer Aroldis Chapman has been cleared to return off the COVID-19 list. The left hander had initially been cleared in the intake testing when he arrived here from his home in Miami, but tested positive shortly after on July 9.
“Hopefully he’ll be able to come and play catch today and try and get an idea of just where exactly, he’s at,” Boone said. “We all know Chappy and how much of a workout freak and how well he takes care of himself and, we were even able to see some of that on Instagram, over the time he was away.
“I mean, the good thing was, he was never really sick. So he was able to really maintain probably a level of physical conditioning that some people wouldn’t otherwise be able to. But we’ll get a better evaluation about where he’s at when we see him.”
Chapman made 60 appearances last season, earning 37 saves. He struck out 85 over 57 innings pitched.
GLEYBER’S BACK
Gleyber Torres was tentatively in the lineup Friday night for the home opener against the Red Sox at Yankees Stadium, despite being removed from Thursday night’s game with a sore right elbow. The Yankees shortstop had been hit with a pitch on the inside of the elbow and played just three more innings before it began to tighten up on him.
“I feel good that he’s gonna be fine and it’s the day-to-day kind of thing and he’s in the lineup now based on the conversation that I had with them, obviously getting good results from the X-ray we had last night,” Boone said. “He’s bouncing around in there and felt pretty good today, but he’s just starting his treatment. We’re not having batting practice on the field with getting in so late — or early however you want to look at it — but we’ll run him through some things to make sure, so he’s in the lineup for now.
“But I’ll kinda see how we get through and, and make a final decision here in the next hour or two that he is good to go,” Boone continued. “I do feel good about where he’s at coming in today. When you find him for something specific I just get in the cage and hit a little bit he’ll throw and want to make sure he’s, he’s good to go.”
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