BALTIMORE – The Yankees are still waiting for Domingo German to give them major tickets during the stretch despite having been out since July.
“That’s the hope,” Aaron Boone said before the Yankees faced the peasants at the Camden Yards on Tuesday.
The right-hander was scheduled to begin a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Tuesday night. He has not released since July 31 after being included in the list of injured with swollen right shoulder.
Boone left open the possibility of Alemany returning with the Yankees this weekend for his next appearance, which would be out of the bullring, as there is not enough time left in the season to build him as a starter and probably it would be. limited to 30-45 pitches.
“We hope to be a part of that sooner rather than later,” Boone said.
Luis Severino is expected to face batters this week as he tries to get back from the narrowness of his shoulders that slowed his rehabilitation after Tommy John’s surgery, which was already left behind by the tense groin.
Chad Green came in on Tuesday after allowing a homer in each of his two previous appearances and in five of his last dozen.
Boone blamed this on overuse.
“I’ve used it a ton and probably for him unfairly,” Boone said. “He’s always the one carrying the workload with high leverage.”
This has been especially the case this season, with Zack Britton offside for much of the season, Aroldis Chapman battling inefficiency and, more recently, Jonathan Loaisiga with a strain on his right shoulder and yet resumed the launch program.
“We’ve relied on him a ton,” Boone said of Green. “I still feel like he’s one of the most important lifeguards in the sport and he throws like that. The long ball has hurt him in a couple of outings.”
Boone has acknowledged that beginners ’shorter outings have also boosted his confidence in Green, who came in on Tuesday after pitching 74 innings a season, close to his career high of 75 2/3 innings set in 2018.
After playing on the left field at Citi Field over the weekend, Giancarlo Stanton was back there on Tuesday at Camden Yards, with Joey Gallo on the right.
Boone said he prefers Stanton on the right at Yankee Stadium because there is less room to cover than the left.
“It’s a little fluid,” Boone said of Stanton’s field situation.
Boone said there was still not much clarity regarding the dizziness Aaron Judge felt on Sunday, when he was withdrawn from the game against the Mets, and that he still felt on Monday, when he played all nine innings and hit a homer against the twins in The. Bronx.
“We feel pretty good about where he is and how he feels,” Boone said. “We will continue to watch him and do some things to make sure he is good. I’m not too worried. ”
Kyle Higashioka started behind the set with Gerrit Cole Tuesday on the mound. Boone said he “considered” starting Gary Sanchez. With the possibility of a wild card game approaching, the Yankees could once again face the problem of keeping Cole comfortable with Higashioka behind the plate in an essential match and keeping Sanchez on the bench.
Sal Romano signed a major league contract. Brooks Kriske was appointed to the assignment.