Coming into the season Gardner wasn’t expected to play nearly as often as he so far but because every member of the Yankees projected starting outfield has been on the IL he’s had to. Even Clint Frazier and the aforementioned Maybin have gone down with injuries which is why Gardy has had to play in 92 of the Yankees first 100 games.
The longest-tenured Yankee on the roster has had a resurgent campaign after a down year in 2018, but the wear and tear of the season seems to finally be catching up to him. Fortunately for the Yanks, he should be back later this week after a couple of days of rest according to Aaron Boone and with the red hot Mike Tauchman filling in for him he hasn’t really been missed.