New York Yankees left fielder Giancarlo Stanton exited Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after the third inning due to a right knee contusion and is headed for an MRI.
Stanton singled to left in his first at-bat and appeared to hurt himself sliding awkwardly into third headfirst when Toronto pitcher Clayton Richard spiked his hand. He took second when Luke Voit hit a ground ball that third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had to make a diving play on and then attempted to reach third on the throw to first.
Stanton returned last Tuesday from missing 68 games with a torn left bicep, a strained left shoulder, and a strained left calf. He hit his first homer Monday and is 9-for-31 (.290) with seven RBIs in nine games this season.
Last season, Stanton hit .266 with 38 homers and 100 RBI in 158 games after being acquired from the Miami Marlins in a trade in December 2017. He played right field extensively while Aaron Judge recovered from a broken wrist and also dealt with some hamstring issues.