NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton is likely to be sidelined for six weeks with a strained left hamstring, the latest in a string of injuries for the New York Yankees slugger.
Stanton has not played a full season since 2018, the first year after the Yankees acquired him from the Miami Marlins.
He was injured on Saturday when he scored a two-run double in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees placed him on the injured list the next day, his seventh trip to the injured/disabled list in five seasons with the Yankees and 11th in 14 major league seasons.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave the six-week estimate for Tuesday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
Stanton missed 223 of 546 games in the previous four seasons (41%) due to right bicep and posterior cruciate ligament strain in his right knee (2019), left hamstring strain (2020), left quadriceps strain (2021), and right ankle and left Achilles tendonitis (2022).
While with the Marlins, he was out for right knee surgery (2012), a right hamstring strain (2013), a broken left hand (2015), and a strained left groin (2016).
The 33-year-old is a five-time All-Star and hits .269 with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 13 games. He has a .264 career average with 382 home runs and 982 RBIs.
At the time of the transaction, Stanton owed $295 million over the last decade of a $325 million, 13-year contract. As part of the transaction, the Marlins will send the Yankees $30 million in installments of $5 million each on July 1 and October 1 in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Boone also said center fielder Harrison Bader will likely begin a minor league injury recovery assignment on Friday. He has been sidelined since spring training with a pulled left oblique muscle.
Left-hander Carlos Rodón, out of spring training with a strained left forearm, continues to struggle with his back.
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