OAKLAND — Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has an infection in his leg after getting a new tattoo and is heading to the injured list. Chapman had not appeared in a game since Aug. 19 against the Blue Jays.
“It hasn’t been non-pitch the last couple of days, he’s got an infection in his leg right now. So we were hoping ... to take care of it the last couple of days,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday night’s game against the A’s at the Coliseum. “It’s still significant enough from a tattoo that he recently got, he got a pretty bad infection in there. So, he was actually at the hotel yesterday. He’s still back at the hotel now. So we’re treating him with medicine, antibiotics and things like that.”
Chapman has struggled since the middle of last season. The 34-year-old has the highest ERA (4.70) and walk rate (16.2) and the lowest strikeout rate (25.7) of his career. He lost the closer role after getting nine saves this season and the Yankees are still trying to get him back on track.
