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New York Yankees‘ starting centerfielder Harrison Bader was forced out of Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. Coupled with the 7–3 loss, the potential sidelining of another key player was far from the scenario that manager Aaron Boone had envisioned when he claimed that their future is in their own hands.
Bader’s posterior rib contusion could leave the Yankees with a void to fill over the next few days, or even weeks. Given Bader’s injury history, his absence from the field seems likely.
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