TAMPA — Alex Verdugo has been temporarily sidelined by an errant pitch.
The Yankees outfielder was scratched from Sunday’s lineup with a left leg contusion, a day after being hit by a pitch in a game against the Orioles.
The injury does not appear to be anything major as Verdugo, even after being scratched, went to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice and seemed to be moving around without much of an issue.
Alex Verdugo was scratched from Sunday’s Yankees game after getting hit in the leg by a pitch on Saturday. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post 
Alex Verdugo runs off the field during a Yankees exhibition game on Feb. 29, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post Explore More
Verdugo was hit in the leg in the first inning Saturday and hobbled around briefly before taking his base and remaining in the game.
He went on to take two more at-bats and play five innings in left field before being pulled with the rest of the starters.
The former Red Sox outfielder was set to play in his second back-to-back of the spring Sunday before being replaced in the lineup by Brandon Lockridge roughly three hours before first pitch against the Tigers at Steinbrenner Field.
