Yankees-Jacoby Ellsbury Case Further Obscured as Doctor Denies Treating OF for Work-Related Injury

The Jacoby Ellsbury situation in the Bronx won't be going away anytime soon.

Last week, the New York Yankees notified the MLBPA they would not be paying the remainder of Ellsbury's salary after the team filed a grievance accusing the former outfielder of seeking outside treatment while he was recovering from injury. Players are not allowed to do that under the current CBA.

However, the doctor who allegedly treated Ellsbury outside of the Yankees organization has denied ever doing so.

Here's the latest from MLB insider Ken Rosenthal:

"Viktor Bouquette, the doctor at the center of the dispute between the team and player, says he never treated Ellsbury for a work-related injury – a statement that, if proven true, likely would mean Ellsbury did not violate his contract and baseball’s collective-bargaining agreement."

However, Ellsbury did get some form of treatment from Bouquette, who last had contact with the Yankees in May. The team asked him to sign a letter detailing his understanding of baseball's banned substances, but Bouquette's proceeding statement on the matter did not quell the team's concerns about Ellsbury's treatment, which prompted legal action.

However, it seems as if the Yankees could be at a disadvantage here considering the league sees no reason to investigate Bouquette even after his denial. He's strongly denied giving patients any form of PEDs and has no medical records on Ellsbury since May.

Don't look now, Yankees fans, but this could get a lot uglier in the coming weeks.