TORONTO — Gary Sanchez’s left-groin strain had healed to the point at which the Yankees removed him from the injured list and put the All-Star catcher in the lineup for Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays.
Now the Yankees have to hope the slump Sanchez was in before getting injured didn’t follow him from a two-game minor league rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
In 22 games (21 starts) before getting injured, Sanchez hit .135 (12-for-89) with two homers and a .442 OPS.
In an encouraging sign, Sanchez homered in his second at-bat Saturday, a solo blast in the top of the fourth inning.