LOS ANGELES — The Yankees were taking a risk by activating Anthony Rizzo for the American League Championship Series. Yes, Rizzo was confident that he’d be able to contribute and manager Aaron Boone trusted the veteran’s judgment, but the first baseman is far from 100 percent.

Anthony Rizzo is still playing with two broken fingers on his right hand, although the swelling is gradually reducing. At this point, the veteran first baseman is running on adrenaline as the New York Yankees attempt to win their first World Series title since 2009.

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The days off between the ALCS and the World Series have been especially helpful for New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo as he continues to recover from two broken fingers on his right hand, the veteran said in a video call with reporters on Wednesday.

Anthony Rizzo played with multiple fractured fingers during the ALCS, but the Yankees first baseman told reporters Wednesday that the time off has helped a lot.

Rizzo, 35, sat out of the ALDS but returned for the ALCS and appeared in each of the Yankees’ five games against the Cleveland Guardians, starting four of them. He went 6-for-14 (.429) with two walks in that series, providing left-handed production from the bottom of the Yankees’ order.

New York Yankees first baseman explained why the time ahead of the World Series is helping his painful injury.

Anthony Rizzo certainly isn’t taking his return to the World Series lightly. It’s been eight years since the first baseman last appeared in the Fall Classic, then as a member of the curse-breaking Chicago Cubs,