Giancarlo Stanton Is On The Ten Day Injured List For New York Because He Has A Quadriceps Strain

Giancarlo Stanton is on the ten day injured list for New York!

Why?

Because the left fielder has a left quadriceps strain.

“according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com”

What is a quadriceps strain.

What is a quadriceps strain?

A quadriceps muscle strain is an acute tearing injury of the quadriceps.This injury is usually due to an acute stretch of the muscle, often at the same time of a forceful contraction or repetitive functional overloading. The quadriceps, which consists of four parts, can be overloaded by repeated eccentric muscle contractions of the knee extensor mechanism.

according to www.physio-pedia.com/Quadriceps_Muscle_Strain#:~:text=A%20quadriceps%20muscle%20strain%20is%20an%20acute%2

Before the injury Giancarlo Stanton had 131 at bats, 16 runs, 37 hits, home runs , 24 runs batted in, 0 stolen bases and a batting average 282.

according to https://www.mlb.com/player/giancarlo-stanton-519317