#Yankees’ Luke Voit in tough spot with Anthony Rizzo on way back

CHICAGO — Luke Voit isn’t done yet.

With Anthony Rizzo expected to go through his cardiac workup on Monday in The Bronx in advance of coming off the COVID injured list, Voit’s status with the Yankees looks to be shaky again.

“We’ll see how it unfolds,’’ Aaron Boone said of Voit’s role once Rizzo comes back. “Hopefully Rizzo is getting close.”

That was before Voit had one of his most productive games of the season with a homer, two singles and a pair of runs scored and two RBIs in a 5-3 win over the White Sox on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Voit called his situation “a tough spot.”

He remained with the Yankees following Rizzo’s arrival before the July 30 trade deadline.

“I’ve done so much for this organization, I didn’t think it was a possibility,’’ Voit said of losing his job at first base after leading the majors with 22 homers last season. “That’s what happens when you only play 30 games at the deadline. That’s the business part of it. I still want to do all I can for the guys.”

Voit seems resigned to the fact he’ll be relegated to pinch hitting and an occasional start at DH when Giancarlo Stanton is in left field — as he was again on Sunday.

But he said his mindset has improved since he initially learned of the trade.

“When it first happened, I had just started playing games again,’’ Voit said of his comeback from left knee inflammation. “I was very frustrated and just in a bad place mentally. … It’s very easy to drift off and go into a bad place.”

But he’s continued to show up early to work on his swing.

“You never know what happens in this game,’’ Voit said.

Because he was rehabbing for most of Rizzo’s time in The Bronx and Rizzo has been away from the team with COVID, Voit said the two haven’t talked much.

“I know he’s a good player and a good dude,’’ Voit said. “He told me the same thing happened when he was in San Diego and he got pushed to the side. We’ve both got to do our jobs.”

Voit said he expects to talk to Boone at some point before Rizzo returns.

“The biggest thing is to focus on the here and now,’’ Boone said of Voit following the game. “We know what a good hitter he is. He had a big, impactful game for us today. There’s no question it’s been a tough year for Luke with the injuries … and not getting traction [at the plate].”

That was especially true going into Sunday, with Voit hitless in the first two games of the series, with six strikeouts.

“I felt like I was in 0-2 counts a lot and swinging at everything,’’ Voit said. “I got in bad habits fighting the knee injury.”

But he added he hasn’t lost confidence.

“I’m capable of doing damage,’’ Voit said. “This year has been a grind for me.”

And there’s no telling how the rest of the season will go.