Giancarlo Stanton out at least a month in familiar Yankees injury crusher

Stanton suffered the injury while decelerating into second base on a double in Saturday’s win over the Twins, manager Aaron Boone said Sunday.

Stanton’s MRI on SundayStanton suffered the injury while decelerating into second base on a double inEven before the Yankees sent Stanton for testing, the slugger already knew he “definitely” needed an IL stint, according to Boone.

While Stanton is sidelined, the Yankees will likely rotate a number of players through the open DH spot, trying to take advantage of the increased flexibility while mixing and matching hitters.With Josh Donaldson set to return from the IL as soon as Wednesday, the Yankees will once again have a glut of infielders, now with the DH open to help get each of them regular at-bats.

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