A return to the lineup by Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton isn’t happening anytime soon after he reinjured his calf while running the bases.
Stanton, who wanted to be back with New York on Wednesday after missing the last two months with a right calf strain, will be reevaluated next week following this setback and will have a “light week” this week.
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When asked if he thinks he’s now back at square one, Stanton said “I don’t know” but admitted that the feeling in his calf is similar to what he felt when he first injured it against the Houston Astros on April 24.
With Aaron Judge out for the foreseeable future, the Yankees would love to have Stanton’s bat back in the lineup, but it’s hard to say when that might happen now.
Meanwhile, in the last eight years, Stanton has had just one season where he’s played 139 games or more. When he’s in the lineup, though, Stanton remains one of the most prolific power hitters in the game as he's 44 home runs away from 500.