New York Yankees fans are concerned about the health of center fielder Harrison Bader's wrist.

Bader, one of the hottest hitters in the Yankees' lineup, is sitting out Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being hit in the wrist by a pitch in Tuesday's crucial American League East matchup against the Orioles.

Boone says it’s just a day off for Harrison Bader. Said “the wrist is fine,” but acknowledged, “He’s a little sore.”

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone only seemed to fan the flames of doubt that the oft-injured Harrison Bader is okay after he gave the media an update as to the player's condition Wednesday afternoon. He said:

Yankees fans, many of whom are not Boone fans to begin with, are doubting the manager's words of comfort.

@BryanHoch We’ve heard this song before

@BryanHoch Same was said about Judge’s toe. Imagine if he’d of just played it off the wall. Where would this team be right now?

@BryanHoch lol, that dude cant play every other week Hottest hitter, a day off? nah!

New York Yankees super-utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa will man center field in Harrison Bader's absence on Wednesday. Yankees Nation has warmed up to Kiner-Falefa's contributions to the team, but many fear that the substitution will become long-term.

@BryanHoch the good thing w boone is he has a history of being forthcoming and honest about injuries, so we all definitely believe him.

@BryanHoch With the way the Yankees operate he’ll be on the 60-Day IL by first pitch

Harrison Bader, who was acquired by the New York Yankees from the St. Louis Cardinals last season for pitcher Jordan Montgomery, has already been on the injured list three times this season. He missed the first month of the season with a foot injury and then has been lost to hamstring injuries twice since.

@BryanHoch You know Aaron Boone just can’t miss the chance to have his hottest hitter have a game off

@BryanHoch Voiceover: But it wasn't just an off day. Harrison bader died that morning.

Bader has played just 39 games for the Yankees this season but is a valuable player when he is healthy. For the year, he is hitting .263 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs. However, in the past week, he is hitting .348. Many New Yorkers are asking why, if Bader is fine, is such a hot hitter sitting for such an important game.

@BryanHoch IL stint coming up

@BryanHoch The way the Yankees communicate injuries I read this as “We hope he’s healthy by September”

@BryanHoch @TalkinYanks in other news his hand fell off

Harrison Bader's injury woes precede his days with the New York Yankees

Bader has been known for two things in his seven-year MLB career: being a hard-nosed player, and not being able to stay healthy.

The one-time Gold Glove outfielder's high for games played in a season is 138, and that came in his rookie season of 2018. He played 128 games in 2019, and 50 of 60 games in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.

However, he played just 86 games last season and 39 of the Yankees' 86 games so far in 2023.

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Edited by Nicolaas Ackermann