Overview
- Yoshida pulled a double into the right-field corner and then shortened his stride and made an awkward slide into second base on Saturday night, immediately summoned trainers and walked off under his own power.
- The team officially listed him day-to-day with left hamstring tightness and replaced him in the game with Anthony Seigler.
- The Red Sox have not announced additional testing or a prognosis and said they expect to provide another update before Sunday’s series finale in Pittsburgh.
- Yoshida had been hitting well in August and entered the night with a .272 average, five homers, 28 RBIs and a .740 OPS across 86 games, so any missed time would remove a hot bat from Boston’s lineup.
- If Yoshida requires more time off, Boston could use internal options such as Seigler or Jahmai Jones and upcoming rehab returns from Roman Anthony, Trevor Story and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, but his absence would still tighten the club’s depth late in the stretch drive.