Yankees' Bellinger heads to IL with hamstring strain

The New York Yankees placed All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced. The official injury report lists the strain as the reason for the move, per ESPN.

Bellinger felt tightness in his hamstring while rounding first on a double in the eighth inning of the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, according to ESPN's reporting. He waived off manager Aaron Boone and remained on base for the rest of the inning but walked off slowly and down the tunnel to the clubhouse afterward. Max Schuemann replaced him in the bottom half. Spencer Jones was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre to take Bellinger's spot on the roster before Sunday night's game at Philadelphia.

Bellinger's absence compounds the Yankees' mounting outfield injury crisis. Aaron Judge has been out since May 31 with a fractured rib, and Giancarlo Stanton has been sidelined since April 24 with a right calf strain, both per ESPN's reporting. The Yankees entered Sunday 2.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, according to ESPN.

Bellinger is hitting .259 with 11 home runs and 53 RBIs in 102 games this season, confirmed in official league data. He entered Sunday with 19 defensive runs saved, the most in the majors, per ESPN's reporting. Two weeks ago in Philadelphia, he was named MVP of the All-Star Game. He re-signed with the Yankees last winter for a five-year, $162.5 million deal, according to ESPN's reporting. Bellinger was hitting .280 through mid-June before a slump dropped his average to .254 heading into the All-Star break. He has not homered in a month, per ESPN.

The source materials do not specify a return timeline for Bellinger, nor do they detail the severity or imaging results of the hamstring strain. It remains unclear whether the Yankees plan any roster moves beyond calling up Spencer Jones to address the outfield injuries.