"He needs a day," Girardi said. "Whether it's being hit in the arm, hit in the rib cage, from the foul balls -- I think it's affecting him swinging the bat some. Maybe even a couple days off might help him."
Gregorius has set career highs with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs in 135 games this season, leading the Yankees with 49 extra-base hits, but he was hitless in his last 15 at-bats entering Monday. Ronald Torreyes took over as the Yanks' shortstop in Gregorius' place.
The trainer's office has been a frequent haunt of late for Gregorius, who has been hit by pitches twice recently, on Aug.