The Yankees’ plan after Gary Sanchez’s ‘big deal’ injury

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PHILADELPHIA — Not only did the Yankees lose three games in Tampa Bay over the weekend, they also lost Gary Sanchez for likely three to four weeks with a Grade 1 right groin strain, according to Aaron Boone. The catcher was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday before the Yankees faced the Phillies. Kyle Higashioka was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Sanchez’s spot on the roster, but Boone said Austin Romine would do the “bulk” of the catching in Sanchez’s absence. “It’s huge,” Boone said before the Yankees opened a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Monday. “When Gary Sanchez is out of your lineup, that’s a big deal.” But not as big as it could have been, since

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