Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury Out With Hamstring Injury
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Jacoby Ellsbury is out of the Yankees' lineup just one day after straining his right hamstring.
It appears the team's most consistent player this year may be done for the season, though the center fielder said he hopes to play again before the season is over.
Manager Joe Girardi expressed frustration Saturday in losing another of his starters to injury, especially with the Yankees clinging to faint playoffs hopes with nine games to play.
The Yanks are 4 1/2 games out of the second wild card.
Ellsbury had homered and doubled Friday night before he was injured while beating out a double-play relay in the fourth inning against Toronto.
Signed to a seven-year, $153 million free-agent contract in the offseason, Ellsbury is hitting .271 with 16 homers and a team-leading 70 RBIs.
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