It was a tense game,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. It was tense. Both sides had strong points.
Two pitches after fouling a ball off his right ankle, Juan Soto launched a two-run home run off Cole Ragans to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning. Head athletic trainer Tim Lentych checked Soto, who was in discomfort, but he went on.
He fouled off one more pitch and then drove the ball 402 feet to right field.
“When you hit yourself, you really get mad,” Soto remarked. It’s simply how things work. I have nothing against the pitcher. I’m just angry with myself, yet it feels a little relieving when you respond that way.
On the reserve/non-football injury list for the Jets is quarterback Jordan Travis, who is still recuperating from the horrific leg injury he sustained while playing for Florida State last season. Tarik Cohen, a running back, is also listed as retired or on reserve.
Notably, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was not included on the injury report for the Titans (0-1). Hopkins revealed to reporters before the season opening that he sustained a ruptured medial collateral ligament in his knee and that he intended to play through it.
Although he did start versus Chicago, the three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl pick only managed to catch one pass for eight yards. He was Tennessee’s best receiver the previous season, hauling in 75 passes for 1,057 yards and seven scores.
two seasons in a row where he did not play in every game and did not gain at least 1,000 receiving yards, something he accomplished four seasons in a row between 2017 and 2020.
On Wednesday, all three of the Tennessee players who were on the injury report—guard Dillon Radunz (ribs), linebacker Otis Reese IV (concussion), and safety Jamal Adams (hip)—were fully active.
On Wednesday, the Jets made one announcement about a transaction: they added linebacker Jackson Sirmon to the practice squad.
