With Soto undergoing treatment after colliding with a wall on Thursday in Seattle, the Yankees decided to exercise caution.

New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch. Soto was originally in the lineup for Friday night's series opener against the Oakland Athletics but was pulled out after reporting soreness and swelling in the leg.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was hopeful that star right fielder Juan Soto would be good to go the day after he slammed his left knee into the concrete base of a foul-territory outfield wall making a great sliding catch Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.