Trent Grisham

That means eight lefties and George Lombard Jr. once again. Trent Grisham didn’t look great in his first start back from a hamstring injury Wednesday, but he is getting the nod over Heliot Ramos tonight. The lineup: DH Ben Rice, LF Cody Bellinger, 1B Luis García Jr., RF Spencer Jones, 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr., CF Trent Grisham, C Austin Wells, 3B Ryan McMahon.

Grisham has been on the injured list with a hamstring strain since September 4th. The outfielder hit just .170/.261/.352 in 45 games since the All-Star break. With the Red Sox also set to use multiple left-handed starters, it remains to be seen if Grisham will be a regular starter for the Yankees in this series.

Grisham and Giancarlo Stanton (calves) both faced off against Ryan Weathers (forearm) before Friday’s contest. Grisham has been out of action since near the start of September, but could be an option for the postseason beginning next week.

Grisham has been sidelined since September 5th with a right hamstring strain. With just 11 days left in the season, Grisham’s progress is likely more about him making it back to the Yankees for the postseason than the regular season. He may be able to return for a few games to end the regular season, but he is not a major stash candidate in fantasy leagues, outside of the deepest formats.

While it’s not official, it’s very likely that this will cost Grisham the remainder of the regular season. The only question that remains now is whether or not he’ll be able to make it back in time for the playoffs.

No word yet on the severity, which will determine how much time Grisham misses. The 29-year-old outfielder suffered the injury during Friday’s game against the Padres. He figures to miss at least a couple weeks, even in a best-case scenario. The biggest concern for the Yankees is whether he’ll be ready in time for the postseason, which kicks off in roughly three weeks. There should be some additional clarity on his status by the conclusion of the weekend.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters afterwards that it could be a potential injured list situation. Grisham will undergo further evaluation and imaging before a decision is made. He’s battled hamstring issues for most of the season. His early exit came a couple frames after he walked and was thrown out attempting to steal second base in the second inning. He was probably going to sit against lefty Robbie Ray on Saturday, so fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate him back until later this weekend, if he manages to avoid the injured list.

Grisham connected for a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, extending New York’s lead to five. While he won’t match last year’s career-high 34 homers, his 18 so far are his second-highest season total. He also has nine stolen bases after swiping just three in 2025. Grisham has remained the Yankees’ exclusive leadoff hitter against right-handed pitching while playing against most, but not all, lefties.

Grisham homered off Shane Baz in the third and then put the Yankees ahead again with his two-run single in the seventh. He’s hit five homers in his last eight games, and he’s batting .281/.305/.684 in 15 games this month.

Grisham smacked his 16th homer of the season in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber to briefly give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. It’s the fifth homer of the month for Grisham, who has enjoyed a bit of a power surge in August. He’s been one of the most productive hitters for the Yankees this month, as he’s now hit safely in six straight games and is slashing .304/.319/.739 in August.

Grisham now has 15 home runs on the season. He hit a solo shot off Bryce Miller in the sixth inning and a two-run shot off Mariners reliever Nick Davila in the eighth inning. Grisham’s power is noticeably down from his career-high 34 home run season last year. He’s hitting .222 with a .732 OPS and 50 RBI.

Grisham provided the only offense New York could muster in Sunday’s matinee, smacking a game-tying homer off Didier Fuentes in the bottom of the eighth. The Yankees lost in extras and are now 41-41 since May 6. They’ve struggled offensively with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Cody Bellinger all sidelined. Grisham remains the primary leadoff option against right-handers, which keeps his fantasy value afloat.

Boy, did Grisham need this one. The 29-year-old hit .165/.242/.306 in 85 at-bats in July. He has posted great batted ball data for much of this season and was playing great baseball before a hamstring injury sidelined him in the middle of June. Maybe this will be the game that gets him going again.

Grisham is back in the leadoff spot to face White Sox righty Davis Martin. The 29-year-old has hit towards the middle of the order recently as the Yankees attempt to cobble things together without both Aaron Judge (rib) and Cody Bellinger (hamstring) for the next couple weeks.

Grisham knocked a base hit in the sixth inning, then put the Yankees ahead with a two-run homer off Clayton Beeter in the eighth, putting New York in position to steal the late victory. The 29-year-old outfielder is up to 10 homers, 48 runs scored, and 40 RBI while slashing .238/.338/.426 across 299 plate appearances.

With the Rays throwing left-hander Shane McClanahan, the Yankees will play Max Schuemann in center field and have Grisham on the bench. In five games since coming off the injured list, Grisham has gone 4-for-18 with two doubles, a home run, five runs scored, two RBI, and a steal. He also has a 58 percent hard-hit rate in that incredibly small sample size, so he should heat up again with more at-bats under his belt.

Grisham is back atop New York’s lineup for the second straight contest against a right-handed starter after going 2-for-4 with his ninth home run of the season and a pair of RBI in his return from the injured list during Friday’s series opener. The 29-year-old wound up missing nearly three weeks recovering from a right hamstring strain.

He’ll likely be starting today against the Twins in his return. Grisham has been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since mid-June, he was hitting .232/.341/.406 with eight homers and six stolen bases before the injury. He’ll be a reasonable deep-league starter, at the very least, going forward.

Grisham completed seven innings in center field and appears poised to return to New York’s lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Twins. The 29-year-old has been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since mid-June.

It’ll be a brief one with Boone adding that Grisham could be activated for Wednesday’s series finale against Detroit or prior to Friday’s opener against Minnesota. The 29-year-old outfielder is likely to rejoin New York’s lineup later this week. He hit the injured list with a right hamstring strain back on June 13.