Yankees' Happ sent home with hand, foot, mouth disease
It appears the mysterious hand, foot, and mouth disease that forced New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard to the disabled list last week isn't just a one-off.
Newly acquired Yankees starter J.A. Happ was sent home Tuesday after contracting the illness, according to general manager Brian Cashman.
Brian Cashman confirms that J.A. Happ has contracted hand, foot and mouth disease. He went to NY Presbyterian this afternoon and was sent home. Cashman said it is a mild case.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) July 31, 2018
Cashman said Happ had some "blistering" on his hands after he visited a local hospital, according to Newsday's Eric Boland.
Because the case is mild, Happ is still scheduled to start Saturday in Boston against the Red Sox, but the Yankees are going to limit pitcher Luis Cessa to one inning in his next appearance at Triple-A just in case, Cashman said, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.
Lance Lynn, acquired on Monday from the Minnesota Twins, is also an option if Happ can't pitch.
The Mets' Syndergaard contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease while he was working with kids at a camp over the All-Star break.
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The 35-year-old Happ was recently acquired in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays and has made one start so far for the Yankees.