Trent Grisham Injury: Aaron Boone Reveals Latest Update Before Red Sox Game
New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham is expected to return during the team's homestand next week, manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox, per New York Daily News reporter Gary Phillips.
Grisham has been on the 10-day injured list since June 13 with a moderate right hamstring strain but has resumed full baseball activities, taking batting practice on the field and progressing to agility work during the current road series in Boston. Boone indicated Grisham will need at least one rehab game before being activated, likely at the Triple-A level.
Grisham suffered the injury June 12 during the Yankees' 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, pulling his right hamstring while rounding first base on a two-run single before sliding awkwardly into second base.
Aaron Boone expects Trent Grisham back at some point during the #Yankees' homestand next week.
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) June 27, 2026
He was placed on the injured list the following morning, with Boone describing it as a moderate strain and projecting him to miss a few weeks which lines up with what Boone said on Saturday.
The timing was costly. Grisham was riding a 14-game hitting streak when he went down, slashing .232/.341/.406 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs across 66 games this year. It was not his first health concern of the season either.
He exited a game May 20 with left knee discomfort but avoided the injured list after imaging came back clean, and he dealt with a separate hamstring strain during January workouts that pushed back his spring training arrival.
His absence forced the Yankees to halt Jasson Dominguez's rehab assignment for an AC joint sprain and activate him ahead of schedule. Cody Bellinger and prospect Spencer Jones absorbed center field duties in the meantime, stretching the roster thin at a time when New York was already managing multiple injuries across the lineup.
Grisham hit 34 home runs with an .812 OPS in 2025 and has won two Gold Gloves, making him one of the more complete outfielders in the American League when healthy. His return would allow Dominguez, Bellinger and Jones to settle into a more natural rotation across the outfield corners.
The Yankees enter the homestand sitting second in the AL East behind the Tampa Bay Rays. Getting Grisham back healthy heading into the second half is exactly the kind of boost a team in their position needs, and if he picks up where he left off before the injury, New York's outfield becomes considerably more dangerous.
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This story was originally published June 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM.