Overview
- Bellinger injured his left leg while legging out a double on Saturday and was placed on the injured list after returning to New York for testing.
- An MRI confirmed a Grade 2 strain and the team projects Bellinger will miss roughly four to six weeks while he begins a limited agility rehab program.
- The Yankees immediately recalled Spencer Jones to fill Bellinger’s roster spot and plan to give Max Schuemann more starts in left field.
- Bellinger joins Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list, leaving sustained gaps in both power and defensive versatility and heightening trade-deadline urgency.
- Manager Aaron Boone said Bellinger can move and is doing light work, and the club will manage his rehab carefully because his versatility has been a key defensive asset despite a recent offensive slump.