The designated New York Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton Yankees was activated on the injured list and made his seasonal debut on Monday evening against the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced. It strikes fifth in the programming.
In a corresponding decision, Pablo Reyes was appointed for assignment.
Stanton, 35, was sidelined for the first 70 games of the Yankees by elbow injuries. At one point, it was afraid that he could need surgery and be lost for the year. Instead, Stanton will return before the median point. This welcomed news for the Yankees, who will participate in the Monday competition with an advantage of 3 ½ games in the American League East.
Stanton has been an artist higher than average in all his 15 seasons of the league except one to date. Last year, he struck .233 / .298 / .475 (114 ops +) with 27 circuits in 114 games. He will return to the Grande Ligue team, only 81 home circuits to reach 500 for his career. The last time Stanton was in alignment, he played a key element in New York’s victory in the American League: in 14 games in the playoff series, he struck .273 / .339 / .709 with seven circuits and three doubles.
During the absence of Stanton, the Yankees mainly used Ben Rice in the DH slit. Rice performed well enough (he enters on Monday by hitting .227 / .311 / .460, good for an 113 OPS +) that the Yankees publicly indicated that they could locate him a little time behind the plate to keep his bat in the programming.
“He is a qualified recipient. He demonstrated in his career as a minor league, he is a very good receiver,” said manager Aaron Boone last week. “He has the skills to do it. The role has not yet been there to do it. But I was really happy with what I saw of him [Tuesday] Night, although in a few rounds. “”
