Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was placed on the 10-day IL on Thursday due to post-concussion syndrome stemming from a head injury he sustained in May.
Speaking with The Athletic, Rizzo discussed the organization’s handling of his head injury, indicating that he “loved the way they handled it” and stating that he doesn’t feel anyone “missed” a proper diagnosis of his concussion.
“I don’t think anyone missed it, honestly,” Rizzo said. “We did the test. I passed the concussion test. I sat out for four days, played, felt fine and didn’t feel anything. Even talking to the neurologists, they said with concussions, sometimes it’s the after-effects. Maybe the brain wasn’t fully healed. As far as registering as a concussion, there were no signs of that. The way they handled it—the Yankees—I loved the way they handled it. They trusted me. I trusted them.”
