ARLINGTON -- Giancarlo Stanton isn’t in the mood to search for silver linings, especially as he deals with the latest in a frustrating series of soft-tissue leg injuries.
“At this point, there’s no real peace of mind. You’re going to be out,” Stanton said on Tuesday, shortly after the Yankees placed the slugger on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain. “It’s better [that] it won’t be a long time, but [to be] out again is not ideal.”
Stanton sustained the injury on Friday in Houston while jogging between first and second base. The Yankees delayed making a move in hopes of avoiding Stanton’s seventh IL assignment since 2021, but an MRI taken on Monday in Arlington revealed a low-grade strain.
In a corresponding move, infielder Max Schuemann was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. It’s possible Schuemann will be with the club for only a day, as right-hander Elmer Rodríguez (the club's No. 3 prospect) is scheduled to start and make his Major League debut on Wednesday afternoon.
Stanton hasn’t played a full season since 2018, his first in New York. Over the past several years, he has missed time with a left quad strain (2021), right ankle inflammation (2022), left Achilles tendinitis (‘22), left hamstring strains (2023, ’24) and epicondylitis in both elbows (2025).
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said there should be a more clear timetable of when they can expect Stanton back during the club’s upcoming homestand.
“It’s low-grade, so hopefully it’s not something that’s long,” Boone said. “But obviously G has had some of these lower-body issues before. We’re just going to listen to that and certainly not rush anything.”
Stanton, 36, was batting .256 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 24 games. He said he can continue hitting, but for the moment, he won’t be running.
“I’ve got to move around, probably on the homestand, and I’ll have a better gauge,” Stanton said. “I’m doing exercises and whatnot right now. I don’t know the timetable. It’s good that it’s not a high-grade [strain], but at the same time, you’ve got to make sure it doesn’t happen again and you don’t reaggravate it.”