The Yankees will be without Giancarlo Stanton for a bit.

The slugger is hitting the IL with a low-grade calf strain, Aaron Boone announced following Monday's win.

Boone had said pregame that the team wasn't sure if Stanton would have to be forced to the sidelines, as they were still awaiting results from an MRI on that right calf.

Those tests appear to have confirmed the prognosis.

Boone wasn't ready to put an exact timeline on a potential return to the lineup, but he did share that the team is optimistic Stanton shouldn't miss too much time.

"Doesn't look too serious, but enough to to not want to wait a couple more days," he said. "We'll see what we have as the week unfolds -- hopefully not too long, but we'll see."

For now, recently recalled youngster Jasson Dominguez figures to have a massive opportunity to show he deserves to stick back up with the big league club.

Dominguez has been on fire to start the season down in Triple-A, and he carried over that success on Monday, picking up a knock in four at-bats in his first game back in the majors.

He's set to start the next two games in Texas with righties on the mound, then Boone will take it from there.

While Dominguez served as the DH on Monday, the skipper expects to get him some outfield reps during the week.

"You call up a guy like Dominguez who can DH, play some outfield for us, it's gonna be huge," Aaron Judge said. "He's been raking in Triple-A. He's a guy who was upset not making the team out of camp, and I think he's gonna show up here ready to prove some people wrong and kind of send a message, so I'm excited about it."

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