And breathe. Juan Soto and the Yankees avoided the worst. Greatne s will resume shortly. After the superstar outfielder for left forearm sorene s, hes expected to be OK. The initial diagnosis is just inflammation, not anything more worrisome. He didnt play in the Yankees to the Dodgers on Friday night in The Bronx, and wasnt available to pinch-hit, but Soto is considered day-to-day and is expected to avoid the injured list. Juan Soto exited Thursdays game early. Robert Sabo for NY Post Aaron Judge moved over to right field, with Trent Grisham starting in center. Explore More Soto will take medication, but did not and is not set to receive a cortisone shot. He had imaging done on his elbow, which came back clean, in addition to his forearm. [The MRI result] was what I was looking for, Soto said after Fridays game. Just tried to see what was really going on in my Mark Canha Jersey elbow. Thank God it came out that way. It feels like a relief. Yankees outfielder Juan Soto in the dugout during the fourth inning on Friday night. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Soto , not returning to the game after a 56-minute rain delay during the Yankees 8-5 win over the Twins on Thursday night at the Stadium. Soto said Thursday that hes felt the discomfort for like a week-and-a-half or two. Manager Aaron Boone on Friday could not pinpoint when Sotos discomfort started or what caused it, though he acknowledged the sorene s largely emerged after games and activity, not during. He pointed to Thursdays rain delay as to why they finally felt a need to get it checked out, with Soto becoming sore during the break. Hes a pretty cool customer, as youve seen, Boone said. Im sure there was some [anxiety from Soto]. I know for him in his mind, he wanted to know what was going on there because that sorene s was just lingering with him each and every day. Im sure [the test results] gave him some peace of mind. Soto has been quite durable during his career. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock Soto is in the midst of a , who own an American League-best 45-20 record. He is batting .318/.424/.603 with a 1.027 OPS, 17 home runs and 53 RBIs. Soto, 25, has largely been incredibly durable throughout his career. He played all 162 games for the Padres last year, and played at least 151 games in four of five seasons when MLB had a full 162-game schedule (he played 47 of 60 games in the condensed 2020 season due to COVID-19). The other year was his rookie season, when he played 116 games. But for the first time in pinstripes, Soto delivered cause for concern. That scare quickly turned into a sigh of relief, however, and the Soto Show should be back to regularly scheduled programming soon. Its tough to see the game from the bench, Soto said. I dont like that. I try my best to be out there and try to help the team. Duane Kuiper Jersey