NEW YORK _ Just as the Yankees get one big piece back from the injured list, another is added.
James Paxton was played on the 10-day IL before Saturday's game with inflammation in the left knee. Before the game, the Yankees also activated third baseman Miguel Andujar, who had been on the IL since April 1 with a partially torn labrum.
The lefty had left his start Friday night early with a sore knee and had an MRI Saturday morning.
"He's a little sore today. No swelling in there, so that's a good thing," Yankee manager Aaron Boone said before the MRI results had been read by a doctor. "We'll just wait on the result of it."
Paxton had been the Yankees best starter to date. He was 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA and 1.195 WHIP. Acquired from the Mariners this winter, Paxton came with great potential and some risk. The 30-year-old has a long history of injuries issues. To date, however, knee problems were not one.
Boone admitted after Friday night's game that the knee had been bothering Paxton before and they had been doing maintenance treatment.
