Matt Carpenter fractures left foot on foul ball amid resurgent season with New York Yankees - ESPN

Matt Carpenter fouls a ball off his left foot in the first inning and would get taken out of the game later on with a left foot fracture.

SEATTLE -- Matt Carpenter's dream comeback season with the New York Yankees might have come to an early end Monday night.

Carpenter, wearing a protective boot in the Yankees' clubhouse after the game, said he is hopeful he might only miss a month.

Boone said he was immediately aware something was wrong and realized a change was needed when he checked on Carpenter in the clubhouse between innings.

"I have no doubt in my mind that [Carpenter] is going to still make an impact on this team even while he's hurt,'' said Yankees starter Jameson Taillon, who threw seven innings to get the win.

A front-runner for American League Comeback Player of the Year, Carpenter is batting .305 with 15 home runs and 37 RBIs in just 128 at-bats for New York this season, and he had reached base in 27 of his 35 starts.

New York has averaged 6.5 runs per game with Carpenter in the lineup and 4.8 runs without him.

No player has had a higher OPS than Matt Carpenter this season (minimum 100 at-bats).