An already beaten-up Yankees lineup looks to be without Trent Grisham for a while longer, as imaging taken Monday showed a “moderate” right hamstring strain, according to Aaron Boone.
The manager said he’d hoped the center fielder would be out just a minimal amount of time, but the severity of the injury means Grisham would “miss a little bit of time.”
Boone declined to put a timeline on how long Grisham would be out, but it figures to be at least 2-3 weeks.
Grisham has been able to do some baseball activities, which is encouraging, but they’ll be without him for a while.
It comes at a rough time for Grisham, who’d shaken off a tough start to the season and had a .994 OPS in his previous 20 games.
And more recently, he had been even more productive, with four extra-base hits in his last seven games.
Spencer Jones was back in center, his most comfortable position, Tuesday against the White Sox and hit his first Yankee Stadium homer in a 12-2 win.
And the Yankees will also continue to be without Giancarlo Stanton, who underwent an MRI exam on Monday that showed he reinjured the right calf strain that’s sidelined him since late April.
Stanton said he felt it again while running bases and the discomfort was similar to when the injury first occurred in Houston.
He had hoped to be back as soon as Wednesday, but that timeline is now pushed back indefinitely.
Austin Wells (cervical headaches) began a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
Wells was behind the plate and went 0-for-3 with a walk and is scheduled to catch part of Wednesday’s game before potentially serving as a DH with SWB on Thursday.
The Yankees are hoping Wells returns a more productive hitter than what he’s been for nearly the entire season.
In his last six games before hitting the IL, Wells went just 1-for-18 with two walks and seven strikeouts. And his .533 OPS on the season, worse than all but three players with 160 plate appearances this season.
J.C. Escarra and Ali Sánchez haven’t helped, as the Yankees entered Tuesday tied for the lowest OPS in the majors among catchers at .526, but Escarra had two hits Tuesday… Jasson Domínguez wasn’t in Tuesday’s lineup after getting a tooth pulled Tuesday.
Top prospect George Lombard Jr. was removed from Tuesday’s game with SWB.
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According to the YES Network, the shortstop appeared to jam his wrist while covering second when a base stealer slid into his glove. He finished the inning, but was then removed from the game.
The 21-year-old has been heating up at SWB. He entered Tuesday with an eight-game hitting streak, with six doubles and two homers in that stretch.
With the Yankees’ issues on the left side of their infield, there has been thought he could get to The Bronx this season.
Boone said Max Fried reported no issues after throwing a bullpen session Tuesday as he comes back from the left elbow bone bruise that’s sidelined the lefty since mid-May.
Boone said Fried is “asymptomatic.” He is expected back next month
First baseman Seth Brown was released from his minor league deal Sunday. The 33-year-old appeared in 53 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after spending the past seven seasons with the A’s.