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Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees waiting to make IL decision ‘not ideal’ calf issue

Nypost · · 733 words · By Greg Joyce
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“Giancarlo Stanton avoided an immediate placement on the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with a tight right calf.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Stanton avoided immediate placement on the IL after experiencing calf tightness in Friday's game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Giancarlo Stanton avoided an immediate placement on the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with a tight right calf.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/sports/giancarlo-stanton-yanke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giancarlo Stanton's sixth inning signal. In his third at-bat Friday, Stanton followed a Ben Rice double with an RBI single - grounded to left, deflected off shortstop Carlos Correa's glove into center…
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2026/04…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giancarlo Stanton suffered an apparent leg injury on Friday night, which could prompt the Yankees to promote Jasson Dominguez.At the moment, Stanton is day-to-day and doesn't have any scheduled tests …
https://yanksgoyard.com/timing-couldnt-be-more-perfect-for-j…
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“As of Saturday afternoon, the Yankees were trying to give Stanton more time to see if he could improve enough to steer clear of the 10-day IL, though landing on it still seemed like the most likely scenario just to make sure it did not turn into a longer-term injury.”
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Web search results indicate that on Saturday afternoon, the Yankees were assessing Stanton's condition with the goal of avoiding the 10-day IL, while acknowledging that the IL remained a likely option to prevent a longer-term issue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Michael Hicks (born October 2, 1989) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time Ameri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton (born November 8, 1989), until 2012 known as Mike Stanton, is an American professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton
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“Stanton had not yet undergone any tests on his calf, though he could in the coming days.”
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The web search results mention Stanton dealing with a calf injury, but none of the provided evidence explicitly state that he had *not* undergone tests as of Saturday, only that he was dealing with the injury. The evidence is insufficient to confirm the 'no tests' status definitively.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with a calf injury in addition to his elbow issues.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-giancarlo-stanton-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out detailed information on Giancarlo Stanton's injury history, covering major injuries. Discover the list of injuries he's faced throughout his career on Sportskeeda.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/giancarlo-stanton-injur…
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web search NEUTRAL — The elbows acted up again this past offseason, forcing Stanton to stop swinging a few weeks before reporting to spring training. He's since undergone three rounds of PRP injections on his elbows ...
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/14/yankees-giancarlo-sta…
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“Manager Aaron Boone acknowledged that the Yankees could err on the side of caution and put Stanton on the 10-day IL to give him time to recover, even if the calf injury does not rise to the level of a strain.”
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The claim regarding Manager Aaron Boone acknowledging the possibility of placing Stanton on the 10-day IL as a precaution is supported by the context of the web search results, though the specific quote or confirmation from Boone is not explicitly detailed across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Boone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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“As of two hours before first pitch Saturday, the Yankees did not yet have a player on the way from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre just in case, though Jasson Domínguez would be the likely candidate to be called up if Stanton ends up on the IL.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that as of Saturday, the Yankees did not have a player en route from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and Jasson Domínguez was cited as the likely call-up candidate if Stanton was placed on the IL.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time Ameri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Daniel Refsnyder (born Kim Jung-tae; Korean: 김정태, March 26, 1991) is a Korean-American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previousl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders, are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRide…
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“In that scenario, it may just be a temporary call-up until Anthony Volpe is ready to return from the IL, likely at some point next week.”
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Web search results indicate that if Stanton went on the IL, a call-up like Domínguez might be temporary until Anthony Volpe returns from the IL, possibly next week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Houston Astros season was the 63rd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 60th as the Astros, 12th in both the American League (AL) and AL West …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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“The 36-year-old Stanton, who is all too familiar with lower-body, soft-tissue injuries, sustained the calf tightness on a trip around the bases in the sixth inning Friday.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the 36-year-old Stanton sustained calf tightness on Friday during a trip around the bases in the sixth inning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marcell Ozuna Idelfonso (born November 12, 1990), nicknamed "the Big Bear", is a Dominican professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (M…
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“He said he felt it while jogging from first to second on a walk by Jazz Chisholm Jr.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Stanton felt the calf tightness while jogging from first to second base following a walk by Jazz Chisholm Jr.
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web search NEUTRAL — He said he felt it while jogging from first to second on a walk by Jazz Chisholm Jr.While at second base, Stanton motioned to the dugout in an attempt to get attention and exit the game, though it did…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/sports/giancarlo-stanton-yanke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stanton began feeling tightness when he was on second base following a walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr. walk and “didn’t want to push it,” Boone said.Then he moved to second base on Chisholm’s walk. But he w…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7227407/2026/04/24/giancarl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stanton moved to second on a Jazz Chisholm walk. Then J.C. Escarra lined a single off the left-field wall. It should have been enough to score Stanton from second easily. It was not.
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-stare-at-injury-as-stan…
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“While at second base, Stanton motioned to the dugout in an attempt to get attention and exit the game, though it did not happen until he got to third base on J.C. Escarra’s single off the left field wall.”
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“The Yankees had been giving him regular days off in an attempt to keep him healthy – which worked last season after he missed the first two and a half months to deal with tennis elbow in both arms, which he is still managing on a daily basis.”
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“A potential IL trip would allow the Yankees to push back a decision on whom they would remove from the roster to make room for Volpe when he finishes his rehab assignment, which could come by the time they return home next Friday.”
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