Yankees' Ackley Out For Season With Shoulder Injury
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The Yankees' Dustin Ackley will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday.
Ackley suffered a torn right labrum on a slide Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Dustin Ackley is done for the year, surgery for torn labrum in right shoulder. Production was down, but still kills 1B depth. #Yankees
— Sweeny Murti (@YankeesWFAN) May 31, 2016
While Ackley was batting just .148 with no home runs, his loss is another blow to the Yankees' depth at first base.
Mark Teixeira has been battling a neck issue, although he was back in the lineup Monday. And Greg Bird also underwent season-ending surgery on a torn labrum before the season began.
Ackley, whom the Yankees acquired in a trade last season with the Seattle Mariners, had also started games in right field and at designated hitter this season.