Cody Bellinger Placed On IL With Grade 2 Hamstring Strain, Out 4–6 Weeks

New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger volition beryllium sidelined for 4 to six weeks with a Grade 2 near hamstring strain.

Bellinger was placed connected the 10-day injured database connected Sunday, a time aft helium got wounded moving the bases during a 3-1 triumph astatine Philadelphia. He had much tests connected Monday successful New York that revealed the grade of the injury.

"So the bully happening is he’s evidently capable to determination astir close now," manager Aaron Boone said earlier the opener of a four-game bid astatine the Chicago White Sox. "So we’ll proceed to bash that and conscionable let this happening to heal and get him right."

The nonaccomplishment of Bellinger is different large wounded for a New York squad already playing without reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, who has been retired since May 31 due to the fact that of a fractured rib. Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton has been sidelined since April 24 due to the fact that of a strained close calf.

The Yankees trailed AL East-leading Tampa Bay by 3 games going into Monday's action.

"We’ve had immoderate pugnacious injuries to immoderate truly important people," Boone said. "But again, that is portion of it. As I say, the play waits for nary one."

Max Schuemann got the commencement successful near tract for the bid opener against the White Sox. Spencer Jones, who was brought up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre erstwhile Bellinger was placed connected the IL, was successful center, and Jasson Dominguez was successful right.

The MLB commercialized deadline is adjacent week, but Boone downplayed the effect of Bellinger's wounded connected the strategy for wide manager Brian Cashman and the team's beforehand office.

"I get the consciousness that they person been moving connected this successful antithetic ways, signifier and signifier for the past respective weeks, getting acceptable for commercialized deadline stuff," Boone said. "I expect them to effort and bash each they tin to amended our team, but again, you ne'er cognize however that’s going to shingle out."

Bellinger, 31, felt tightness successful his hamstring portion rounding archetypal connected a treble successful the eighth inning connected Saturday night. He is batting .259 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs successful 102 games this season.

Bellinger re-signed with the Yankees past wintertime for $162.5 cardinal implicit 5 years. He was the MVP of the All-Star Game connected July 14 successful Philadelphia.

Judge and Stanton are with the squad successful Chicago, and Boone said Stanton is continuing with his moving progression.

"The spot stuff, explosive worldly he’s doing successful the value country has been precise good," Boone said. "So we conscionable got to get him up to a level evidently connected the moving broadside of things to beryllium capable to spell retired there."

Left-hander Carlos Rodon and right-hander Clarke Schmidt are some expected to propulsion again this week, Boone said. Rodón is coming backmost from elbow inflammation, and Schmidt had Tommy John country a twelvemonth ago.

Reporting by the Associated Press.