{"id":120372,"date":"2026-04-25T01:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=120372"},"modified":"2026-04-25T01:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:24:30","slug":"yankees-giancarlo-stanton-leaves-game-vs-astros-calf-tightness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/25\/yankees-giancarlo-stanton-leaves-game-vs-astros-calf-tightness\/","title":{"rendered":"Giancarlo Stanton Leaves Friday’s Game with Calf Tightness"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for the New York Yankees to hold their breath. Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton<\/a> left Friday night’s game against the Houston Astros with an apparent injury, which the team later ruled “right calf tightness.” Stanton appeared to suffer the injury when advancing to third base on a sixth-inning hit by catcher J.C. Escarra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Giancarlo Stanton Leaves Yankees Win with Right Calf Injury<\/h2>\n

Ordinarily, even Stanton, with his slow speed, likely would have scored on Escarra’s hit. However, when he got caught between second and third base to see if the ball would drop, something in his lower leg tightened up, and he left the game for pinch runner Randal Grichuk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Giancarlo Stanton left the game after gingerly jogging to third base on a single pic.twitter.com\/qoP8s64rLZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n