The A’s had some bad injury lucky during their series finale in The Bronx on Thursday.
Star outfielder Brent Rooker left the A’s 1-0 win in the middle of his first at-bat during the opening frame with what the team is calling right flank discomfort.
Rooker, a two-time All-Star, fouled off an 0-1 pitch from the Yankees’ Ryan Weathers during the top of the first inning and immediately grabbed at his side.
He was then replaced at the plate by Lawrence Butler.
Rooker, 31, is a key piece in the A’s lineup, hitting 30-plus home runs in each of the last three seasons.
In 2024, Rooker enjoyed the best season of his career, hitting 39 long balls and driving in 112 runs en route to winning a Silver Slugger award.
He was off to a slow start this season before the injury, hitting .150/.250/.300 with a pair of dingers.
It wasn’t all bad news for the A’s on Thursday, though.
Brent Rooker of the Athletics at bat before exiting to the dugout with an apparent injury in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 9, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images The A’s took the series against the American League East-leading Yankees before they head to Queens to take on the Mets.
A’s starter Jeffrey Springs held the Bombers hitless into the seventh inning before Ben Rice spoiled the no-no with a one out single.
That would be their only hit of the contest.
A day earlier, the Yankees were held to zero runs from the second inning on during the A’s first win of the series.
The win moved the A’s to 5-7 and dropped the Yankees to 8-4.
