Giancarlo Stanton rehab plan coming into focus with Yankees return in sight
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DENVER – Giancarlo Stanton is nearing either the second-to-last, or potentially last, stage of his rehab.
The Yankees slugger will head to Tampa this week to take live batting practice 'for the next two weeks,' general manager Brian Cashman said Sunday on MLB Network Radio, with a rehab assignment potentially following.
'Very [encouraging],' manager Aaron Boone said Sunday morning at Coors Field.
'I feel like G's been doing well now for a while, so getting him built up will be the next key. Live at-bats on the horizon here and see where we go from there.'
Giancarlo Stanton is working toward his season debut.
JASON SZENES/NY POST
Boone indicated that the Yankees have still not made a final decision on whether Stanton, who has been dealing with tennis elbow in both arms since he arrived at spring training, will need a rehab assignment.
The veteran DH has avoided them at times in recent years, instead getting enough at-bats off the Trajekt pitching machine (which simulates pitches from real major leaguers) to come back without one – helped by the fact that he does not need to play the field.
'He'll certainly be part of that [decision],' Boone said. 'We'll figure out what's best. Just want to make sure he's game-ready when he comes. Obviously that looks a little bit different for him in that he's not playing the field. But you still want to get him built up properly and give him somewhat of a spring training simulation, even though his looks different than most guys.'
If everyone stays healthy until Stanton comes back – with Jazz Chisholm Jr. expected to return from his oblique strain before then – the Yankees will have some decisions to make on both their roster and lineup in terms of playing time
Stanton during a May 6, 2025 game.
Robert Sabo for NY Post
But Boone the Yankees will cross that bridge once Stanton shows he is ready to be activated off the 60-day IL.
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