TAMPA — Meals poisoning struck the Yankees once more on Friday, forcing Austin Wells out of the Bombers’ lineup towards the Rays.
Wells, who had a scheduled off day on Thursday, stated he began feeling sick and threw up Friday morning. He wasn’t positive what made him sick, however he promised it had nothing to do along with his burrito-ranking Instagram account.
Wells additionally stated his sickness wasn’t rooster wing-related after flats and drumsticks sidelined Cody Bellinger throughout the Yankees’ final street journey. Nevertheless, Wells received extra sleep than Bellinger did the evening he received sick, because the latter began throwing up round 4 a.m.
“It was like 7 [a.m.], so I had a little bit more sleep than he did,” Wells stated. “I went to sleep feeling great. So no idea what happened. Someone poisoned me in my sleep.”
Boone, in the meantime, stated a number of others have had related points, although he didn’t specify.
“I feel like we’ve had a handful of guys, from spring to now, have these 24-hour bugs or whatever,” the supervisor stated. “They pass it on a little bit, so I don’t know what’s going on.”
Whereas Wells had a tough begin to his day, he felt that he could possibly be accessible for Friday’s sport, which noticed J.C. Escarra begin behind the plate.
“Why not?” Wells stated, although he had but to eat when he spoke to reporters. “I’m here. Let’s go.”
STROMAN PLAYING CATCH
Marcus Stroman (knee irritation) has began taking part in catch, per Boone.
Boone didn’t have a timeline for the struggling starter, however stated he’s “thinking it’s going to be short.”
“We’ll see when he gets on the mound for a side,” Boone added. “I don’t know how the next week’s gonna unfold.”
