TAMPA – The Yankees will be without Luke Voit to start the season due to knee surgery, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday, meaning veteran Jay Bruce will open the year as the starting first baseman.
30-year-old Voit will undergo surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his left knee and will not engage in baseball activities for at least three weeks.
Boone said Voit had played through the left knee injury sustained during camp, but the swelling had recently returned and he underwent an MRI exam that showed the tear.
“He decided to clean it up,” Boone said. “As for the calendar, he felt it was best to handle and arrange it for most of the season.”
33-year-old Bruce, who will be on a $ 1.5 million contract, ends up on the roster after missing the last two days of the camp due to the deadline for him to be on the Yankees’ 40-man roster. to be placed approached.