Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius.

((Kim Klement | USA Today Sports))

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has a sprained left wrist, the team said Saturday.

Gregorius was sent to a nearby hospital for x-rays, which didn't show any damage.

Gregorius hurt the wrist diving for a ball in the second inning. He stayed in the game through the fourth and left before the fifth.

Manager Joe Girardi said he was worried the second Gregorius tried extending for the ball.

"Whenever a guy dives for the ball I hold my breath," the manager said.

Gregorius was slated to get the next two days off before the injury. But he might be held out even longer.

Girardi said Brendan Ryan will take over for Gregorius at shortstop for the time being.

Gregorius came out of the game, he said, because he felt pain during a check swing in the fourth. He said he was a little worried when he made the dive, too.

"I would say yes," he said. "I rolled a lot -- if you see the video, I was almost rolled completely over, and I had to roll with it otherwise I think it would have completely snapped or something. It was fine after that."

But, Gregorius said, he doesn't think the injury will impact whether he's in the lineup on Opening Day April 6.

"It actually feels good," Gregorius said. "So however days they tell me I need, I will take that."