Yankees prospect Carlos Lagrange placed on IL with shoulder injury

Yankees prospect Carlos Lagrange was placed on the seven-day IL by Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday night.

While the cause of the injury was not released, a source told The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner that Lagrange is dealing with a shoulder injury and an MRI has been scheduled. 

Lagrange, 23, was in the midst of a potential roster-breaking season. After being the talk of spring training, the flamethrower has impressed in Triple-A. While his ERA (4.55) is a tad high, the strikeouts are eye-opening. He’s punched out 83 batters in just 63.1 innings pitched this season after striking out 168 batters between Double-A and Triple-A a year ago.

The Yankees’ plan for Lagrange is to convert him into a reliever to bolster a bullpen that needs it as the calendar inches closer to the postseason. 

After making 11 starts to begin the minor league season, Lagrange made seven relief appearances. His last appearance — June 28 — saw Lagrange allow five runs on four hits and two walks across 0.2 innings. 

Lagrange was recently announced to participate in this year’s Futures Game in Philadelphia over the All-Star break to play alongside Scranton teammate George Lombard Jr.