Giancarlo Stanton set to make season debut for Yankees after missing first 70 games
Stanton has not played a full season since 2018, the first year after the Yankees acquired him from the Marlins. Entering Monday, he had missed 364 of 940 games (39 percent) since the beginning of the 2019 season.
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The 35-year-old appeared in 114 games last season, hitting .233 with 27 homers and 72 RBIs, then had seven homers in 14 postseason games and was voted the MVP of the AL Championship Series.
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He missed time because of a strained right biceps and strained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee (2019), strained left hamstring (2020), strained left quadriceps (2021), right ankle inflammation and left Achilles tendinitis (2022) and strained left hamstring (2023 and 2024).
Stanton was activated from the 60-day injured list and infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes was designated for assignment.
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Ben Rice had started 43 games at designated hitter, Aaron Judge 17, Jasson Domínguez eight, and Paul Goldschmidt two.
Boone said righthander Jake Cousins will have Tommy John surgery on Wednesday with Rangers head team physician Dr. Keith Meister and righthander JT Brubaker likely will be activated in the next few days after recovering from three broken left ribs sustained when trying to avoid a comebacker in spring training.
Cousins, sidelined all season, made minor league rehab appearances on June 3 and 7 for High A Hudson Valley and felt discomfort.
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