Yankees’ Cameron Maybin will be out ‘a while’ after injuring calf

Cameron Maybin limps back to the dugout after injuring his calf after being driven in on Gary Sanchez's two-run homer during the Yankees' 4-1 win over the Astros on Friday night.So much for the Yankees’ crowded outfield.

After surviving the roster crunch Thursday night ahead of Aaron Judge’s return, Cameron Maybin remained in the starting lineup Friday to give Aaron Hicks’ inflamed right shoulder an extra day off. Except by the top of the fourth, it was Hicks replacing Maybin in the outfield and Maybin headed for the MRI machine.

Maybin suffered a strained left calf in the bottom of the third and described the feeling as a “pop” to manager Aaron Boone. He will go on the injured list, with a…