CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain.
Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, a day after he got hurt running the bases during at Philadelphia. He had more tests on Monday in New York that revealed the extent of the injury.
鈥淪o the good thing is he鈥檚 obviously able to move around right now,鈥� manager Aaron Boone said before the opener of a four-game series at the Chicago White Sox. 鈥淪o we鈥檒l continue to do that and just allow this thing to heal and get him right.鈥�
The loss of Bellinger is another major injury for a New York team already playing without reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, who has been out since May 31 because of . Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton has been sidelined since April 24 because of a strained right calf.
The Yankees trailed AL East-leading Tampa Bay by three games going into Monday’s action.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had some tough injuries to some really important people,鈥� Boone said. 鈥淏ut again, that is part of it. As I say, the season waits for no one.鈥�
Max Schuemann got the start in left field for the series opener against the White Sox. Spencer Jones, who was brought up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre when was placed on the IL, was in center, and Jasson Dom铆nguez was in right.
The MLB trade deadline is next week, but Boone downplayed the effect of Bellinger’s injury on the strategy for general manager Brian Cashman and the team’s front office.
鈥淚 get the sense that they have been working on this in different ways, shape and form for the last several weeks, getting ready for trade deadline stuff,鈥� Boone said. 鈥淚 expect them to try and do all they can to improve our team, but again, you never know how that鈥檚 going to shake out.鈥�
Bellinger, 31, felt tightness in his hamstring while rounding first on a double in the eighth inning on Saturday night. He is batting .259 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs in 102 games this season.
Bellinger for $162.5 million over five years. He was the on July 14 in Philadelphia.
Judge and Stanton are with the team in Chicago, and Boone said Stanton is continuing with his running progression.
鈥淭he strength stuff, explosive stuff he鈥檚 doing in the weight room has been very good,鈥� Boone said. 鈥淪o we just got to get him up to a level obviously on the running side of things to be able to go out there.鈥�
Left-hander Carlos Rod贸n and right-hander Clarke Schmidt are both expected to throw again this week, Boone said. Rod贸n is coming back from , and Schmidt had a year ago.
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