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Report: New York Yankees OF Giancarlo Stanton Headed to Injured List

The New York Yankees are set to place outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list with a hamstring issue, according to Jim Bowden of 'The Athletic.' He left Saturday's game after hitting a double against the Minnesota Twins. Oswald Peraza has been recalled from Triple-A. Here's the starting lineup for Sunday.

Brady Farkas

Report: New York Yankees OF Giancarlo Stanton Headed to Injured List
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The New York Yankees are reportedly sending outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to the injured list, according to Jim Bowden of the 'The Athletic.' 

Bowden simply tweets on Sunday: "Giancarlo Stanton getting an MRI, on IL with hamstring pull."

He then added in a separate tweet that manager Aaron Boone told his MLB Network Radio show the news.

Stanton left Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins after hitting a double. 

In a corresponding move, Oswald Peraza has been recalled from Triple-A.

The 33-year-old Stanton is a five-time all-star, a two-time silver slugger, a home run derby champion and he won the National League MVP in 2017 with the Marlins.

For his career, he's a .264 hitter with 382 home runs. He pairs with Aaron Judge to make one of the most dangerous home run duos in the entire sport.

For this season, he's out to a .269 start with four home runs.

As for Peraza, he made his major league debut in 2022, hitting .306 in a 49 at-bat sample.

Here's the Yankees lineup for today against the Twins:

1) Anthony Volpe, SS

2) Aaron Judge, CF

3) Anthony Rizzo, 1B

4) Gleyber Torres, 2B

5) DJ LeMahieu, 3B

6) Willie Calhoun, DH

7) Oswaldo Cabrera, RF

8) Jose Trevino, C

9) Aaron Hicks, LF

SP) Gerrit Cole

The Yankees will be opposed by Twins starter Pablo Lopez.

The Yankees enter the matchup at 9-6 overall while the Twins are currently 10-5. New York is in third place in the American League East and Minnesota currently leads the AL Central.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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