Brett Gardner Goes on the DL

The Yankees placed CF Brett Gardner on the 15-day DL with a broken left thumb. Apparently, Gardner broke the thumb in the first inning of the Yanks 6-4 loss to Oakland on Saturday. Gardner continued to play, hitting a triple into the rightfield gap and making 2 outstanding catches in the OF plus a strong throw to 3rd to hold a runner at second.

Perhaps worried about the upcoming Tampa Bay series, the Yanks recalled reliever Jonathan Albaladejo, although Yankee relievers have not seen a lot of work due to the effectiveness of the starters since the All Star break.

Unfortunately, Gardner's injury will mean more playing time for Melky Cabrera and Nick Swisher. Both OFs haven't exactly been lighting up the offensive stat sheets as of late.

The timetable for Gardner's return is 25 games which takes him to mid-to-late August.