Aaron Boone Anticipates Giancarlo Stanton’s Return
The New York Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, has hinted at good news regarding Giancarlo Stanton’s return. After almost two weeks since general manager Brian Cashman mentioned that Stanton was “very close to a rehab assignment,” Boone indicated that Stanton would be in New York to advance to the next steps imminently.On May 25, Cashman informed MLB Network Radio that Stanton was hitting against a pitching machine and “doing everything.”
Boone added that he didn’t want to “get ahead of himself” until he consulted with the team and with Stanton.I believe he was doing baseball activities (but not live at-bats). He’ll probably come here, but I don’t know what the next step is, whether it’s a rehab assignment or what. Hopefully, we’ll have that information in the next 24 hours.
Aaron Boone
The Yankees, who lead the American League East, are second in the league in home runs and slugging.
Stanton, 35, was placed on the 10-day injured list at the end of March and subsequently transferred to the 60-day injured list in May due to epicondylitis in his right and left elbows, a problem that resurfaced before spring training.Stanton, the 2017 National League MVP with the Miami Marlins and a five-time All-Star, batted .233 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs in 114 games last season. In seven seasons with the Yankees, Stanton has hit 162 home runs and driven in 431 runs with a .241 batting average.
Problems in the calf, hamstrings, Achilles tendon, and elbow have affected Stanton’s availability. He has averaged only 94.7 games per season since joining New York, playing more than 115 games only twice, the last time in 2021, when he played 139 games.
