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MLB Breaking News: Yankees 1st baseman Luke Volt out till May with Partial torn Meniscus in Knee!!
The Yankees first baseman will be out at least a month after an MRI exam revealed a partially torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday. Voit is scheduled to have surgery in New York next week and will be shut down from baseball activities for at least three weeks.
The injury opened a roster spot for Jay Bruce, who will take over at first base in Voit’s absence. Bruce’s future with the Yankees had appeared shaky thanks to a clause in his contract that forced the team to either put him on their 40-man roster or make him available to the other 29 teams.
Manager Aaron Boone said Voit had been playing through the left knee injury suffered during camp after being scratched because of the knee earlier this month.
“He decided to go and have it cleaned up,’’ Boone said of Voit opting to get surgery instead of treating the injury. “Functionally, he was playing, but he was still dealing with some swelling after games. Calendar-wise, he wanted to get it over with and taken care of and put it behind him for the bulk of the season.”
Asked if Voit would be out until June, Boone said he expected Voit’s return to come “considerably sooner than that.”
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