The Yankees’ previous manager used to always say ‘it’s not what you want,’ and this is it: first baseman Anthony Rizzo has a fractured finger, the result of being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Pirates.
However, manager Aaron Boone isn’t certain Rizzo won’t be an option for the ALDS when it begins on October 5.
“He has a fracture in his fingers, right in the fourth and fifth fingers,” Boone said as he opened his post-game press conference. “We’ll see what we have as the week moves forward. Doesn’t totally rule him out, it’s something that’s a pain tolerance thing, so we’ll see what we have as the days unfold here and what’s realistic. Dr. Ahmad said it’s an injury that lends itself to pain tolerance – you’re not in danger of anything more, it’s how you handle it.”
Boone wasn’t …