Giancarlo Stanton makes season debut for Yankees
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone (center) started a platoon system on Monday that has six players, including three former MVPs, platooning at four spots: (clockwise from top left) Giancarlo Stanton, Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger, Jasson Dominguez, Paul Goldschmidt and Trent Grisham. AP
With Monday's 1-0 loss to the Angels in 11, it’s been a run drought lately for the Yankees, who scored a total of five runs in the last five games.
Brought up as a catcher, Ben Rice has caught just 7.2 big league innings, and his only in-game opportunities have come in blowout situations.
The Yankees announced that infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes has been designated for assignment. That opens an active roster spot for designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list, a move that was reported earlier today. The club’s 40-man roster count stays at 39.