Jorge Posada (Image: Flickr)

This injury comes at a bad time for both Posada and the Yankees. The catcher was hitting the ball very well. He has five homers and 20 RBIs on the season with a batting average of .312. With the Yankees sporting a 13-13 record and sitting 4.5 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL West, New York can’t afford to be without Posada for too long.

The bad news for the Yankees is that it appears as if Posada’s body might be breaking down. He’s been catching for the Yankees for more than a decade and last season he missed more than 100 games due to a shoulder injury. At 37, Posada could be reaching the end of his rope.

With Posada out, Jose Molina will start at catcher for the Yankees.

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Jorge Posada Placed on the Disabled List

Molina, of Baseball Tonight fame (where the guys on set play “Name that Molina”) and brother to two other MLB catchers, was an unlikely choice to hit the final dinger. It would have been more fitting if Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez would have had the honor, but baseball is not predictable.

Here’s the video from the final home run at Yankee Stadium:

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The last home run in Yankee Stadium