New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton recently suffered a “moderate grade” left calf strain while rehabbing from a right calf strain, putting his return this season in jeopardy, manager Aaron Boone announced Saturday.
Boone said Stanton, who has been on the injured list since April, was nearing a return before he sustained the injury when he fell running the bases this week.
“What that means moving forward, we’re not ruling anything out,” Boone said. “He’ll obviously continue to work to try and get it right and hopefully be available. Obviously, we’re at a point in the calendar where it gets challenging, but you also never know.”
Cody Bellinger avoided any such setbacks in his recovery from a hamstring strain and will come off the injured list Sunday. Bellinger, who was placed on the injured list July 26, emerged healthy after playing in two games on rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He went hitless in three at-bats and tested the hamstring over six innings in left field Friday after going 1-for-3 as the designated hitter Thursday.