The New York Yankees may be without Giancarlo Stanton for the rest of the season. Stanton, who has not played since April 24 due to two separate right calf strains, suffered a left calf strain running the bases during his rehab work earlier this week, manager Aaron Boone announced Saturday. It is a moderate strain, but it may keep him out for the rest of the year, Boone said.
"Unfortunately, he strained his other calf. He was running a couple days ago, had fallen, and the other calf is strained," Boone said. What that means moving forward, we're not ruling anything out.
He'll obviously continue to work to try to get it right and hopefully be available, but obviously we're at a point in the calendar where it gets challenging." Injuries, primarily lower-body soft tissue injuries, have limited Stanton to 606 of 1,160 regular-season games since 2019. He played 24 games prior to his initial calf injury this season. Last year, Stanton, 36, played 77 games, during which he hit .273/.350/.594 with 24 home runs.
When healthy, he's typically performed very well. He's just not healthy very often. Truth be told, Stanton may have only had a small role had he rejoined the club this season.
The Yankees added Luis García Jr. and Heliot Ramos at the trade deadline to lengthen the lineup. It's possible Stanton would have been relegated to a platoon role at DH and pinch-hitting duties against lefties in the late innings. That said, if he had hit, he would have played.
For Stanton, this year's ongoing calf issues likely rule out any chance at joining the 500 home run club. He is the active leader with 456 home runs. Next season is the final season on Stanton's then-record 13-year, $325 million contract.
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