The New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone makes a call on changing his lineup for the game against the Red Sox. As per his official decision, some of the key players will be missed out on the game held on Friday night.
Certain players, including Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela, and the other six total players, are missed out due to their testing positive for the COVID-19.
One of the key players of Yankees, first baseman Luke Voit suffered from the injured list for the third time in this season, landing on the 10-day IL with left knee inflammation during spring training.
Luke Voit wants to play games every day, but as being a player, some injuries can occur while playing. Unfortunately, it's happened to him during his career as a player since 2018.
According to yanksgoyard.com, out of 284 games, Voit has only played for 186 due to his physical illness.
The Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, gives an update regarding Luke Voit, saying:
"He's got a bone bruise in his left knee. Had some swelling over the weekend and then had that drained, but there was still some lingering pain there, We'll probably get some kind of PRP [injection] potentially tonight and then hopefully, a few days of rest, then hopefully get going from there."
The team was worried about losing Luke's injuries on the sidelines after undergoing left knee surgery, while his manager recalled that Luke's latest injury is in the same knee that was surgically operated on before and will miss at least 10 games for the Yankees.
The Sports.yahoo.com reports that Luke Voit absolutely returned for the New York Yankees team with a bang that helps a pair of leads win the games over the Boston Red Sox, a pivotal doubleheader sweep at Yankee Stadium on 17 August 2021 on Tuesday.
The star, Luke Voit, expresses his happiness for the game, which deserves to play just as much as he does.
"I finally feel like I'm hitting my stride after getting a week's worth of games under me, who is slashing .241/.325/.400 with six home runs and 20 RBI through 39 games in 2021. I was top 10 in (AL) MVP last year and I've been a great player for this organization for the last three years and I'm not going down, I want to play."
Luke Voit was a top player in MLB during the 2020 season, slashing .277/.338/.610 with a baseball-best 22 home runs while adding 52 RBI during the small sample size of 56 regular-season games.
Net Worth Of Luke Voit Including Salary And Contract
Luke Voit has earned a huge amount of fortune of wealth from his professional career as an MLB player.
His huge amount of money comes from the total of his earnings as an MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees. He also makes some money from sponsorship deals, advertisements, and brand promotions.
Luke Voit recently signed a 1 year/ $4,700,00 contract with the New York Yankees, including a $4,700,000 guaranteed minimum salary and an annual average basic salary of $4,700,000.
With a fresh start to his career, Luke Voit looked to make the most out of his role and amassed a huge fortune from his professional career.
Luke currently plays for New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, the senior baseball league in the United States.
Baseball-reference.com has uploaded the various data and the team players' salaries and contracts. Luke Voit, the New York Yankees team member, has earned an estimated net worth of $4.7 million.
In 2020, his base salary was $634,000. His average salary with the New York Yankees is $634,000. Roosters such as Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka, and Aroldis Chapman are the highest-paid rooster of the team.
The MLB star, Luke Voit, was the 28th highest earner in Major League Baseball, making an annual average salary of $573,200 in 2019.
The Pittsburgh Pirates is looking to acquire the superstar of Yankees team member, Luke Voit. Due to his best performance in the game, all the teams want to buy him.
Quiet recently, due to his injury, he has not been able to play the games and hasn't had the best season so far this year. He’s been injured and only has a .698 OPS through 122 plate appearances.
Luke has only appeared in 29 games in 2021, but this shouldn’t take away from what he has done with the Yankees from 2018 to 2020.
He became one of MLB's biggest power threats throughout 892 plate appearances in those three seasons' stats. All told, he hit .279/.372/.543 with a .385 wOBA and 144 wRC+.
Voit hit 57 home runs, which only Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, and Gary Sanchez hit more between these 3 seasons.
Luke Voit Married His High School Sweetheart, Tori Anna Rigman
Luke Voit married his long-time girlfriend, Tori Rigman. Their romance began at a very young age since they hailed from the same hometown.
Luke and his wife, Tori Rigman, attended the same school named Lafayette High School located in St.Louis County. The couple started their dating since their schooling days and are basically recognized as the high school sweetheart.
At that time, he was on the high school baseball team, whereas Tori was the cheerleading squad captain.
After their graduation, Voit started as a catcher for Missouri State University, while Tori went to the University of Iowa. Despite choosing their careers in different Universities to attend, they always managed to stick around and spent their quality time together.
Luke returned to his hometown because he was drafted into his home team back in 2013 in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB Draft, while her girlfriend also returned home to teach at Oakland Elementary School.
Since then, the pair met each other regularly after returning to their hometown, which helped them grow their relationship stronger. Luke and Tori had officially dated since 2015.
The couple got engaged in 2017, and they tied the wedding knot in front of their family and friend on 15 December 2018, a year after their engagement at the Stone House of St. Charles in St. Louis.
The high school sweethearts showcased their romantic pictures via their social media pages and were often seen together in the stadium chanting their favorite teams.
On the occasion of valentine day, Luke expressed her love towards his wife through Instagram on 14 February 2021, writing:
"Happy Valentine’s Day to the most amazing girl in the world! Words can’t describe how lucky I am to have you in my life! Love you so much."
Luke made the official news on becoming the parents for the first time via Instagram on 2 December 2020, writing:
"Baby V is coming!"
Luke Voit and Tori Rigman are the parents of one child, a baby daughter named Kennedy James, born on 28 May 2021.