Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that he expects Stanton (hamstring) to be sidelined for around six weeks, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
After Stanton landed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, initial projections called for him miss 4-to-6 weeks, and Boone's comments suggest the Yankees are already bracing for the 32-year-old to trend toward the longer end of that timeline. While Stanton is on the shelf, Josh Donaldson could receive the bulk of the opportunities at designated hitter after he likely returns from a hamstring injury of his own within the next few days.