Juan Soto injury: Yankees’ star slugger scratched from lineup with bruised right hand [Video]

New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays (GameTracker) with a bruised right hand, the team announced. He will undergo imaging later Saturday. 

Soto suffered the injury sliding into home in the fourth inning of Friday’s win (NY 16, TOR 5). His hand came down on the plate hard and he was seen in the dugout grimacing and shaking it out later in the inning. Soto did remain in the game and hit a long three-run home run in the sixth inning. 

Here’s the play when Soto suffered the injury:

Needless to say, losing Soto for any length of time would be a devastating blow to a Yankees team that, despite Friday’s blowout win, has lost seven of their last nine games and 12 of their last 20 games. Soto is on the …