New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has left the team Monday to return home after his father Harlan collapsed in his Lincoln, Nebraska home.
Harlan Chamberlain was hospitalized Monday at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. He was in critical condition, according to a nursing supervisor.
Joba Chamberlain will miss at least the next three games since the Yankees put him on the major league bereavement list. New York plays Monday and Tuesday in Tampa against the Rays and then hosts the Red Sox on Wednesday and Thursday at home.
Pitcher Jonathan Albaladejo was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Joba Chamberlain's place on the Yankees roster.
Joba Chamberlain received the information via a telephone call from his sister during the eighth inning of Sunday's 8-5 loss at Boston.
Harlan Chamberlain had polio when he was 9 months old and uses a motorized scooter. He is deaf in one ear and without full use of his left arm.
Harlan Chamberlain raised Joba as a single dad. He attended New York's season opener earlier this month, and was at last week's series in Kansas City.
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