The Yankees took care of some unfortunate housekeeping ahead of their eagerly awaited Subway Series against the Mets on Tuesday.
Slugging outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 24, with tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon, the team announced. The club recalled outfielder Tim Locastro from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Stanton’s spot on the roster.
The moves come right before a two-game set between the Yankees and Mets, who both enter the series as first-place squads in their respective divisions for the first time.
Stanton went 1-for-2 with a home run in last Tuesday’s All-Star Game, but he’s 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts since.