Gleyber Torres

The New York Yankees will be without one of their hottest hitters after the club announced outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain Monday.The move is retroactive to May 14. Stanton sat out the Yankees' weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles with quad tightness.The 31-year-old has been terrific for the Yankees following a slow start, hitting .282/.347/.534 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs since April 23.Stanton joins a growing list of Yankees position players already on the IL. New York was already without starters Aaron Hicks (wrist), Gleyber Torres (COVID-19), and Rougned Odor (knee).Right-hander Albert Abreu will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Stanton's spot on the active roster. Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Gleyber Torres is the eighth person (and the first player) from the Yankees organization to test positive for the coronavirus this week. All had been vaccinated.

Gleyber Torres is the eighth person (and the first player) from the Yankees organization to test positive for the coronavirus this week. All had been vaccinated.

The Yankees placed Gleyber Torres on the COVID-19 injured list after the shortstop tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time in less than a year.

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and having previously contracted the coronavirus during the offseason.