{"id":657366,"date":"2026-05-21T23:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657366\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:33:08","slug":"yankees-grisham-has-no-structural-damage-to-knee-tests-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657366\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees&#8217; Grisham has no structural damage to knee, tests show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK &#8212;<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nyy\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a> center fielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/34995\/trent-grisham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trent Grisham<\/a> was relieved that tests Thursday did not reveal any structural damage to his left knee a day after he exited a game in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Last night I was pretty optimistic just with how I was feeling there would be no structural damage but still good to get the news,&#8221; Grisham said before the Yankees concluded a four-game series against Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Grisham grimaced at second base after his bloop double fell between left fielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4917684\/yohendrick-pinango\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yohendrick Pi\u00f1ango<\/a> and third baseman <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/5134636\/kazuma-okamoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kazuma Okamoto<\/a> in the second inning of Wednesday&#8217;s 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 29-year-old remained in the game until <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4867424\/spencer-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spencer Jones<\/a> replaced him in center in the fifth. Jones made his second start in center Thursday after playing 22 games there for Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Grisham is hitting .174 with six homers and 27 RBIs. Though his batting average is the fourth lowest in the majors among qualifying hitters, Grisham has the third-most RBIs among center fielders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Acquired from the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sd\/san-diego-padres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Padres<\/a> in December 2023 along with <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/36969\/juan-soto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juan Soto<\/a>, Grisham returned to the Yankees on a one-year, $22,025,000 million qualifying offer in the offseason after batting .235 with a career-high 34 homers and 74 RBIs in 143 games.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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