NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees activated All-Star proper fielder Aaron Decide on Wednesday and batted him second in opposition to Toronto, giving the group a full steady of lively regulars for the primary time since Aug. 8.

The group additionally stated it was transferring left-hander James Paxton to the 45-day injured record, ending his season and probably his time as a Yankee.

Decide has been out since Aug. 26 after re-aggravating a strained proper calf and touchdown on the injured record for the second time this season. Decide initially went on the IL on Aug. 14, returned for one sport and promptly was put again on the shelf.

Decide is batting .292 with 9 house runs, 20 RBIs and a 1.081 OPS in 18 video games this season.

”Writing him again within the lineup is huge,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated.

Paxton hasn’t pitched since Aug. 20, and New York had been hoping he might get well from a strained left flexor tendon in his pitching arm in time to pitch once more this season. The 31-year-old suffered a setback in his rehab final week and finishes the 12 months 1-1 with a 6.64 ERA in 5 begins. Paxton can change into a free agent after the season.

New York has been short-handed offensively since designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was sidelined by a strained left hamstring on Aug. 9. Stanton was activated for Tuesday evening’s sport in opposition to Toronto and went zero for four with a stroll.

Second baseman DJ LeMahieu, shortstop Gleyber Torres and third baseman Gio Urshela have additionally been positioned on the IL this season, however all have since returned. The group suffered by means of a 5-15 droop amid the accidents, practically dropping out of the AL’s eight-team playoff image.

The Yankees pounded Toronto 20-6 on Tuesday evening to maneuver a half-game forward of the Blue Jays for second place within the AL East, with the highest two groups ensured a postseason berth. The membership has received six straight.

Stanton was held out of Wednesday’s lineup as a result of Boone desires to ramp him up slowly. Decide is more likely to comply with the same plan, getting Thursday off earlier than getting pushed into again to again video games. Each gamers acquired reps over the weekend on the group’s alternate coaching website in Scranton, Pennsylvania, however neither had something resembling a typical minor league rehab project.

”I consider they’re wholesome so I am enthusiastic about that,” Boone stated. ”A part of the rationale we’re going calmly is as a result of they did not have an enormous rehab course of so far as taking place and taking part in video games.”

Torres was additionally lacking from Wednesday’s lineup as a result of a quad challenge. Boone stated Torres has tightness and described the damage as ”minor” however sat him for a second consecutive sport as a precaution. Boone stated Torres can be obtainable to hit or play the sector and expects him to start out Thursday.

Beginning pitchers Paxton and Luis Severino stay on the injured record, together with reliever Tommy Kahnle. All three are out for the season.

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