Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday by the New York Yankees because of a left quad strain.
The Yankees made the move before the opener of their four-game series in Texas. It was retroactive to Friday, the day after he last played. He was held out of all three games during a weekend series in Baltimore.
Right-hander Albert Abreu was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino, left, tags out New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton at the plate as he tried to score from third base on an infield ground ball hit by New York's Gio Urshela during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP PhotoSteve Nesius)
Stanton is hitting .282 with nine homers and 24 RBIs in his 33 games this season. The four-time All-Star and 2017 National League MVP homered in three consecutive games on May 4-6 but has only three hits in 25 at-bats since then.
Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks was put on the 10-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, after tearing a tendon sheath in his left wrist.
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