Yankees' Alex Verdugo is allergic to his tattoos and might start taking Dupixent shots: report

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New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo is reportedly allergic to his own tattoos.

Verdugo, very noticeably, has sleeves of tattoos covering both of his arms. The work includes a healthy amount of imagery of roses that cover both of his forearms, and a large compass near his right elbow. 

Alex Verdugo of the New York Yankees bats against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Getty Images)

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Verdugo is is apparently allergic to the chemicals cobalt and chromat, his doctor told NJ Advance Media. Those chemicals are in Verdugo's tattoos as well as his batting gloves. Cobalt, which is found in most color dyes, is in Verdugo's tattoos, while chromat, which is used for curing leather, is found in his personal batting gloves.

This combination has caused Verdugo problems in his hands since 2021. 

"My hands hurt," Verdugo told NJ Advance Media. "They blister. Then it opens and starts scabbing. It’s like super dry skin. I’ve been dealing with this since they started barking in ‘21."

Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees looks on prior to a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox on August 12, 2024, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.  (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

This condition culminated in the Yankees recently sending the struggling outfielder to an allergist to determine the issue. The doctor told Verdugo of his allergies to his gloves. The lefty was reportedly "flabbergasted" in response to the news. 

Verdugo's gloves are made by the sports equipment retailer Franklin Sports. Franklin’s senior director of baseball operations, John Ballas, said his company would fix the