Yankees injury updates: Giancarlo Stanton suffers setback, Clint Frazier headed to IL
Written By Chelsea Howard
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The Yankees' injury situation is only getting worse as Giancarlo Stanton faces a setback and Clint Frazier heads to the injured list.
Stanton was recovering from a biceps injury and has been sidelined since April 1, but he's now dealing with a left shoulder issue as well. He received a cortisone shot in his shoulder and is expected to be shut down for at least a few days as he recovers. The good news, though, is Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed Stanton is "completely healed from the biceps" issue.
Boone also acknowledged Stanton's shoulder pain isn't new. Boone said Stanton will stay in Southern California when the team travels to San Francisco on Friday to face the Giants. He will stay back to finish rehab on his shoulder and will rejoin the team in Arizona on Tuesday.
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"He's had some shoulder stuff in the past. I don't know if it's a little bit of a residual," Boone said, per the New York Daily News. "We figured now while he's down coming from this, lets just make sure we treat this the best we can and doesn't become a lingering issue if we can help it."
Frazier, who had been recalled from Triple-A to take Stanton's roster spot, had an MRI on Wednesday after spraining his left ankle and has been working through bruising and swelling. He initially injured his ankle in Monday's extra-inning win against the Angels.
"They feel like it's a 10-14 day thing, maybe a little less, so we don't think it's a long thing," Boone said Wednesday. "Fraz very much feels like he can play or is close to playing but the MRI revealed enough in there - I don't have the exact what it is - but revealed enough of some partial tear and it's gonna cost him the 10 days.
"Initially when the doctor saw him, he didn't feel like he needed to get any tests. And then kind of proactively yesterday when he had some black-and-blue in there decided let's make sure we get this thing covered the best we can and make sure we have all the answers we need."
Frazier will be the 15th Yankee added to the injured list this season, and will be the 13th player currently on the team's IL when he's officially moved. Reliever Joe Harvey will take Frazier's place on the active roster.
Despite the injuries, New York is sitting second in the AL East entering Thursday's games with a 14-10 record, behind only the Rays.