Associated Press Aug 23, 2026, 01:13 PM ET [ADDRESS] -- The Yankees activated [PERSON_NAME] from the injured list Sunday after the outfielder missed 25 games with a strained left hamstring. Bellinger batted fourth and started in left field for his first game since July 25 in [ADDRESS]. Bellinger suffered a Grade 2 strain after running the bases following a double, and the Yankees said he would miss four to six weeks."Very excited," manager [PERSON_NAME] said before the finale of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. "He's had a pretty good rehab process here, and he's got tested well enough the last two nights and obviously been able to get a handful of at-bats here.

So I feel like he's ready to roll and excited to get him back."Bellinger is hitting .259 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs in 102 games this season. He batted .228 in [ADDRESS] first month after losing [PERSON_NAME] Judge to a stress fracture in his right rib but was hitting .372 in 12 games before getting injured, though he entered Sunday with a 31-game homerless streak -- the second longest of his career. After batting .272 with 29 homers and 98 RBIs last season, Bellinger re-signed with the Yankees last winter for $162.5 million over five years and was the MVP of the All-Star Game on July 14 in [ADDRESS].

The Yankees went 14-11 in Bellinger's absence and began Sunday three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East. New acquisition [PERSON_NAME] started 15 games in Bellinger's absence and will likely see time in right field when the Yankees are facing a left-handed starter. To make room for Bellinger, [PERSON_NAME] was optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.

Schuemann is hitting .194 in 41 games for the Yankees and was recalled Friday when [PERSON_NAME] went on the injured list with a sprained left thumb.