The number of New York Yankees players on the Injured List seems to be growing by the day. The latest Yankee to land on it is slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who will miss at least 10 days while dealing with ankle inflammation.
The Yankees confirmed the news on social media while also announcing that righty Jonathan Loáisiga is dealing with a sore shoulder and is placed on a 15-day injured list. The New York team previously saw pitcher Chad Green and Luis Gil needing season-ending Tommy John surgery while the All-Star closer went down with Achilles tendinitis.
The loss of Stanton might be particularly hard for the Yankees considering the form in 2022. The former NL MVP has been one of their best players and had a big contribution to the team’s MLB-best 31-13 record. The 32-year-old player hit .285 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs this season.
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the team is optimistic that Stanton isn’t facing a prolonged absence.
“So just feel like this is something that’s going to be short and feel like we should knock it out and not mess with it, and maybe it becomes something else,” said Boone. “So hopefully he got out in front of it a little bit and hopefully it’s just 10 days.”
Giancarlo Stanton is no stranger to injuries, having landed on the Injured List in each of the past four seasons. This included a biceps strain in 2019 that limited him to just 18 games in the 2019 season and a strained hamstring that saw him make 23 appearances in shortened 2020 campaign.
