How serious is the discomfort in Juan Soto’s forearm?

The New York Yankees will have to worry about outfielder Juan Soto since the Dominican could not finish the last game of the series against the Minnesota Twins due to pain in his forearm.

After the rain delay at Yankee Stadium, Soto no longer entered the field to play the sixth inning in right field due to discomfort in his left forearm. The Dominican player was replaced by Alex Verdugo, and the Mexican was placed on the left field while Aaron Judge took Soto’s place.

‘La Fiera’ started the game as the second hitter, and in his three plate appearances, he received two walks, and in his third at-bat, he flew out to left field. Soto and team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad decided it best to pull him out of caution. He’ll undergo further imaging on Friday.

“We all decided not to start getting warmed up again after an hour sitting down here [in the clubhouse],” Soto said. “We didn’t want to risk anything like that, so we just decided to stop.”

Manager Aaron Boone said: “It’s just been something that’s been bothering him for the last week or so, he’s been getting treatment on it. It hasn’t really affected him in his baseball stuff, throwing or swinging or anything.”