Richard Mackson/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
ANAHEIM, Calif. — On a day when the Yankees welcomed the return of a key player from the injured list, another essentially took his place, continuing the team’s seemingly endless stream of injuries.
The power-hitting catcher Gary Sanchez became only the second Yankee to make it back from an I.L. stint so far this season. Even though he struck out four times and made a fielding error on Wednesday, the depleted Yankees came back to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-5, for their sixth consecutive victory.
After the game, Manager Aaron Boone announced that outfielder Clint Frazier, who was handed an opportunity after injuries to others and had become one of the team’s best hitters, was headed to the I.