The Yankees have placed outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, the team announced. Fellow outfielder Jasson Domínguez, whom the Yankees reinstated from the 10-day IL, will take Grisham’s roster spot.
Grisham suffered the injury sliding into second base in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday, forcing him to leave early. The Yankees brought in Max Schuemann to play right field and shifted Spencer Jones to center to replace Grisham. They are now down two starting outfielders, having lost superstar right fielder Aaron Judge to a stress fracture in his rib earlier this month. Judge will not be back until at least August, while the length of Grisham’s absence will depend on the severity of his strain.
After Grisham unexpectedly erupted for 34 home runs during a 3.2-fWAR showing in 2025, the Yankees issued him a $22.05MM qualifying as he prepared to hit free agency. The 29-year-old accepted it, and though he got off to a slow start this season (.610 OPS through April), he has reemerged as a key part of the Yankees’ offense over the past several weeks. While Grisham isn’t hitting for as much power this year, he has slashed his strikeout rate from 23.6 percent to 15.9 over 264 plate appearances. Thanks in part to a strong 14.4 percent walk rate, Grisham is batting .232/.341/.406 with eight homers. That is 12 percent better than average, according to wRC+ and a .360 xwOBA that easily outdoes his .334 wOBA suggests he has deserved even better results.
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