Ryan McMahon, who has been out since exiting Wednesday’s sport in Baltimore early, was positioned on the IL with a left thumb sprain, the Yankees announced before starting a collection with the Blue Jays in The Bronx on Friday. 

The Yankees had hoped the third baseman would keep away from lacking important time after preliminary take a look at outcomes, following the harm sustained sliding into second base, were encouraging.

New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon barehands the ball before throwing to first base. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

But follow-up examinations apparently confirmed enough to sideline McMahon, who joins an IL stuffed with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger. 

The Yankees called up another righty-hitting infielder to substitute McMahon — but not Anthony Volpe. It was Max Schuemann instead as Volpe gets an prolonged look at second base at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.