Yankees CF Gardner OK After Running Into Wall

NEW YORK – Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner was taken off the field on a cart Thursday after slamming into the fence on a fine running catch.

Fortunately, the Yankees said after the game that Gardner only had the wind knocked out of him. He was traveling with the club to Florida and no medical tests were scheduled.

A rookie speedster batting .277, Gardner chased down a long eighth-inning drive by Washington's Austin Kearns. After Gardner made the catch, his back seemed to hit where the wall is divided between fence and plexiglass that allows the bullpen to see field. He crumpled to the ground and was immediately tended to.