Yankees' Josh Donaldson Slices Thumb at Home, Delays Return from Hamstring Injury

Injury struggles continue to plague the New York Yankees after Josh Donaldson sliced his thumb at home, delaying his return from a hamstring injury that has kept him out since the beginning of April, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

He suffered the latter injury April 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies and has already had a couple of setbacks. He previously strained his hamstring during his rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots.

Hoch reported that the 2015 AL MVP is on a similar timeline as Giancarlo Stanton, who has also been dealing with a hamstring strain since April 15 and is reportedly close to beginning his rehab assignment.

Albeit in a small sample size, Donaldson had a rough start to the season in his second year in New York. In just five games he hit .125/.176/.313 with one homer and two RBI while getting the start at third base.

And that is coming off a brutal campaign in which he was one of the least productive players in the Yankees lineup as the team made a run to the ALCS. He hit just .222/.308/.374 with 15 homers and 62 RBI.

He was far from the player the Yankees thought they were getting when they traded for him in March 2022.

Despite his lack of production, given the amount of injuries the Yankees are dealing with, Donaldson's return would be a welcome sight.

Donaldson, Stanton, Carlos Rodón, Luis Severino, Jose Trevino and Frankie Montas, among others, have all missed extended time or are going to do so.

New York sits fourth in the AL East at 25-20, just 3.5 games behind the second-place Baltimore Orioles.