Giancarlo Stanton has been prone to injuries in the last few seasons. In fact, throughout his career, injuries have troubled him a lot. But in the last few years, things have gotten worse. Last year, he missed a lot of games due to injury. It was a significant blow to the offensive lineup of the New York Yankees. However, he showed a lot of determination during the offseason, getting slimmer and fitter ahead of the ongoing season. But then Brian Cashman said that it has been getting a kind of habit of Stanton to sustain injuries every season.
Nonetheless, the Designated Hitter of the Yankees was displaying great performances in the ongoing season. He has been the third most impactful slugger of the NY side this season so far. However, things could not have been worse in terms of timing to go south. Lately, the NY side has been dealing with plenty of injuries to key players, like Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres, and in the minor league as well with Jasson Dominguez. Recently, ahead of Sunday’s clash against the Atlanta Braves, the Yankees put Giancarlo Stanton on the Injured List. Then, the DH revealed his frustration on his new injury issue.
Giancarlo Stanton Reflects On New Frustrating Injury
Aaron Judge replaced Stanton at the position of the Designated Hitter on Sunday. As a result, Aaron Boone used Trent Grisham in the outfield. Eventually, the Yankees lost 3-1 to the Braves. Prior to the game on Sunday, the Bronx Bombers put their original DH on the 10-day IL due to a hamstring injury. It was a significant blow to the top-heavy lineup of the NY side. The five-time All-Star has been enjoying a decent start to the 2024 season. He has been assisting the Judge-Soto duo with his output from the plate. But this latest setback could turn out to be a big blow for the Yankees going forward.
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Lately, the NY side lost their third consecutive series. It has been a bit of a rough patch for the Yankees lately. After the NY side lost 3-1 against the Braves on Sunday, Giancarlo Stanton mentioned, “Really, my feelings don’t matter at this time.” Clearly, he speaks out of frustration on his latest injury. Moreover, he added that it would take him four weeks to recover from the hamstring injury. On top of that, he said, “I gotta do whatever it takes to get there.” In 2023, he missed 43 games due to another hamstring injury. However, the latest injury does not look as grave as previous years.
How Is The Yankees Manager Planning To Deal With Stanton’s Absence?
There has been a lot of criticism of the 34-year-old slugger for his lack of hustle between bases. Then, he underwent an incredible physical transformation to answer his critics. It started to pay dividends this ongoing season as the former MVP slashed .246/.302/.492 with 18 homers and 45 RBIs before sustaining the hamstring injury.
Hence, it has been one of the best starts to a season in the big league for the 34-year-old Stanton. Anyway, Aaron Boone mentioned that he will “Cycle some guys through that spot.” Moreover, the Yankees manager mentioned that the DH spot might be a little bit more, perhaps, “Uptick” for Aaron Judge.
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