Yankees slugger Rizzo out for season due to concussion

New York Yankees slugger Anthony Rizzo (34) is out for the season due to aftereffects of a concussion.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told local reporters ahead of the home game against the Major League Baseball (MLB) Detroit Tigers to be held at Yankee Stadium in New York on the 6th (Korean time), “Rizzo’s recent medical examination showed that his condition is improving. “However, the opinion was that it would be difficult to return within the year,” he said, adding, “Rizzo plans to sit out the remaining games of this season and focus on recovery.”

Rizzo was injured while defending first base in a game against the San Diego Padres on May 29.

Rizzo, who received a check ball, collided while tagging the opposing team’s first base runner, Fernando Tatis Jr., and suffered a blow to his head.

Rizzo’s condition was uneasy at first glance. He took off his hat, stumbled and sat down.

The Yankees immediately replaced Rizzo, and Rizzo was taken to the hospital and underwent a thorough examination, including a concussion test.

No abnormalities were found at the hospital. Rizzo returned after taking a four-day break.

However, upon her return, Lizzo was not as good as before. Rizzo, who had a batting average of .304 before his injury, hit only .172 after his return.카지노사이트

At Rizzo’s re-examination at the hospital last month, he was belatedly diagnosed with cognitive impairment, a type of aftereffect of a concussion.

Rizzo was placed on the injured list (IL), ultimately ending the 2023 season early.

Rizzo is the Yankees’ starting first baseman who has received a total of four Gold Glove awards.

Rizzo, who debuted in MLB in 2011, showed off his outstanding slugging power, hitting 283 home runs over 12 seasons.

He qualified as a free agent (FA) after recording a batting average of 0.224, 32 home runs, and 75 RBIs in 130 games last season, and signed a two-year contract with his original team, the Yankees, for a total of $40 million (about KRW 53.3 billion). did.

This season, he had a batting average of 0.244, 12 home runs, and 41 RBI in 99 games.