Yankees acquire JD Davis from A’s, place Giancarlo Stanton on IL – NBC New York

J.D. Davis was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday along with money for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought reinforcements after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke a forearm and Giancarlo Stanton strained a hamstring.

Davis hit .232 with four home runs and five RBIs in 135 at-bats with the A’s, who signed him to a $2.5 million contract in mid-March and designated him for assignment on Tuesday. Davis defeated San Francisco in arbitration and was awarded a $6.9 million salary as part of a non-guaranteed contract, after which he was released by the Giants and given $1,112,903 in severance pay.

Davis, a 31-year-old right-handed hitter, has a .273 average with 119 home runs and 386 RBIs in eight seasons with Houston (2017-18), the New York Mets (2019-22), Giants (2022-23) and A’s .

Rizzo broke his right forearm on June 16 and is expected to be sidelined until August. Stanton, the Yankees’ primary designated hitter, strained his left hamstring on Saturday.

New York called up Ben Rice from the minors to first fill in in Rizzo’s absence.

Groshans, 24, hit .232 with one home run and 15 RBIs in 50 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset this year. He was claimed off waivers by the Yankees from Miami on February 13.

“I’m assuming he’ll probably go to Double-A so we can play shortstop every day,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said before his team hosted the Twins. “I think Jack Wilson will be back as early as next week with the Triple-A team. And of course Nick Allen is there. So there’s some depth in the middle now. It’s just nice to have another player who can play in the middle.”

Stanton was placed on the injured list for the eighth time in six seasons on Sunday, a day after straining his left hamstring.

Stanton, a 34-year-old former MVP, left Saturday night’s 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves and was scheduled to undergo imaging on Sunday. Stanton doubled off the center-field wall in the fourth inning and winced as he rounded third base after Gleyber Torres’ double. Trent Grisham pinch hit for Stanton to lead off the sixth.

“We know it will be at least those ten days. So we’ll see how serious it is,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday. “I will say G was in pretty good spirits last night, so hopefully that’s a result of it hopefully not being too serious.”

Stanton missed 266 of 708 games over the past five seasons (38%). He appeared to be walking gingerly as he left the locker room on Saturday evening.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had said at the annual GM meetings on November 13, “He’s probably going to get hurt again because it seems to be part of his game.”

When a visibly slimmer Stanton reported to spring training, he said succinctly: “He knows my reaction to that.”

Boone said Aaron Judge will likely see more designated days while Stanton is sidelined and Grisham will be the primary outfield replacement after getting outfield time. Grisham hit .113 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 77 at-bats, making 21 outfield starts.

“This should give him more playing time,” Boone said.

Stanton played in 69 of the Yankees’ first 79 games (none in the field) and is batting .246 with 18 home runs and 45 RBIs. He is the active leader in home runs with 420 and is in the midst of his healthiest season with the Yankees since appearing in 158 games in 2018, his first after being acquired from Miami.

“He has been the force you want in the middle. He is a threat every day,” Boone said.

Stanton has been sidelined the past five seasons due to a strained right biceps and a strained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee (2019), a strained left hamstring (2020), a strained left quadriceps (2021), right ankle inflammation and left Achilles tendonitis (2022). ) and a strained left hamstring (2023).

“He’s been such a force for this offense,” said Judge, who leads the major leagues with 28 home runs. “Hitting the home runs, connecting with guys on base — that’s a big part of his game.”

Infielder Oswald Peraza was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Boone said Jasson Domínguez would have been Stanton’s replacement had he not strained his left oblique against the RailRiders on June 15, an injury that was expected to sideline the outfielder until mid-August.

New York, which started Sunday with a big league-best 52-27, was relatively healthy early in the season. Infielder DJ LeMahieu did not make his season debut until May 28 after breaking his right foot on a foul ball during spring training on March 16 and AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole did not make his first start until June 19 due to right elbow nerve inflammation and edema.