OAKLAND, Calif. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was hopeful that Juan Soto would be good to go the day after he slammed his left knee into the concrete base of a foul-territory outfield wall Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

New York Yankees star Juan Soto will undergo X-rays after suffering a knee injury while making a sliding catch against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday,

New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch. Soto was originally in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Oakland Athletics but was pulled out after reporting soreness and swelling in his left leg.

SEATTLE — Juan Soto was worried sick that his season might be over the afternoon after the Yankees clinched a playoff spot. His left knee was killing him after slid hard into the concrete base of a foul-territory wall in deep right field Thursday as he was making a tremendous catch.

After initially being in Friday's starting lineup, the Yankees decided to sit Juan Soto after he injured his knee in Thursday's game in Seattle.

New York Yankees star Juan Soto is slated to undergo X-rays on his left knee after slamming it into a wall in foul territory during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

Yankees outfielder Juan Soto will get X-rays "just to make sure" after he banged his knee into the wall "pretty good" while making a sliding catch vs. the Mariners.

Two days after speaking openly about his upcoming free agent bonanza, New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto found himself on the ground at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, having smashed his knee left on the wall while making a sliding catch.