Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham has no structural damage to his left knee, tests show

By: Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press Posted: 4:59 PM CDT Thursday, May. 21, 2026 Last Modified: 7:43 PM CDT Thursday, May. 21, 2026

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham was relieved that tests did not reveal any structural damage to his left knee on Thursday, a day after he exited a game in the fifth inning.

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“Last night I was pretty optimistic just with how I was feeling there would be no structural damage but still good to get the news,” Grisham said before the Yankees concluded a four-game series against Toronto.

Grisham grimaced at second base after his bloop double fell between left fielder Yohendrick Piñango and third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in the second inning of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss.

New York Yankees' Trent Grisham hits a double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The 29-year-old remained in the game until Spencer Jones replaced him in center in the fifth. Jones made his second start in center Thursday after playing 22 games there for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Grisham is hitting .174 with six homers and 27 RBIs. While his batting average is the fourth-lowest in the majors among qualifying hitters, Grisham has the third-most RBIs among center fielders.

Acquired from the Padres in December of 2023 along with Juan Soto, Grisham returned to the Yankees on the one-year, $22,025,000 qualifying offer in the offseason after batting .235 with a career-high 34 homers and 74 RBIs in 143 games.