Yankees’ Dellin Betances suffers partial tear of left Achilles

Dellin Betances’ injury-plagued 2019 season ends after appearing in just one game.

Betances made his season debut this past Sunday after dealing with a combination of shoulder and lat injuries that date back to March. During his debut, the Yankees relief pitcher suffered a partial tear of his left Achilles tendon, which occurred when Betances jumped on the pitcher’s mound.

Dellin Betances suffered a "partial tear of the left achilles tendon," per Yankees.

— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 18, 2019

Aaron Boone says he believes Dellin Betances' achilles tear happened when he jumped on the mound while pitching the other day. "Heartbroken for Dellin," Boone says. Surgery is not recommended as of now, but is still a possibility. Betances will get a second opinion.

— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 18, 2019

Betances has been a valuable member of the Yankees’ bullpen over the past five seasons. He was named to the American League All-Star team in four of those seasons. However, this year has been one Betances will likely want to forget; he has not been able to escape the injury bug that will prevent him from helping New York in their quest for a World Series championship this postseason.