Yankees Place Slugger Giancarlo Stanton on Injured List

The club has recalled outfielder Tim Locastro from Triple-A to fill the roster vacancy.
Yankees Place Slugger Giancarlo Stanton on Injured List
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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. It’s the second trip to the IL this season for Stanton, who is batting .228/.309/.498 with 24 homers and 61 RBIs in 80 games.

Locastro is hitting .240/.321/.480 with two homers and four RBIs in 19 games for the Yankees this season.

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