THE New York Yankees move Giancarlo Stanton to the list of 60 days injured, The team announced THURSDAY.
Stanton has not yet played this season after Development of tendonitis in its two elbows During the offseason. Before running for training in the spring, Stanton told the team that he had not swung For three to four weeks Due to the condition. He had treated with tendonitis to return to last season, but the Yankees did not know how serious the question was until Stanton informed them in February.
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In the spring, Stanton received Two cycles of plasma injections rich in platelets in each elbow in order to accelerate the healing process. Surgery was considered a last resort. (However, if the Yankees knew the state of Stanton earlier in the offseason, the team could have encouraged this option which would have put it aside for three months.)
Stanton was moved to the 60 -day IL to make room on the list of 40 men for the outflow Bryan de Cruzwhich was placed on derogations by the Braves of Atlanta In mid-April. Cruz was assigned to the Triple-A Scrancan / Wilkes-Barre affiliates of the Yankees, but could soon be reminded to the majors as a right-handed bat to twin with Jasson Domínguez in the left field.
De la Cruz, 28, played 16 games with the brave this season and beaten. 192 with a .453 OPS in 50 plaques appearances. With Triple-A Gwinnett, he struck. 200 with a .481 ops in 43 plates appearances. He struck 19 circuits in 2023 for the Miami Marlinsthen followed with 21 circuits combined with the marlins and Pirates of Pittsburgh Last year.
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More importantly for Yankees, from Cruz to a career .267 / .311 / .386 Slash average compared to the left average compared to the average. 100 / .239 / .150 of Domínguez.
No calendar was defined for the return of Stanton and the passage to the 60 -day IL will not change this. As soon as he could come back from he is May 24. Yankees, however, did not expect it to be activated until mid-June After a power process of two months which would include an assignment of rehabilitation of the minor league.
Stanton struck .233 with a .773 OPS, 27 circuits, 20 doubles and 72 points produced in 114 games last season. He also had an excellent playoff series, reaching seven circuits with a 1,048 OPS.
