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Yankees Announce Giancarlo Stanton Injury News Ahead of Royals Game
Yankees Announce Giancarlo Stanton Injury News Ahead of Royals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The return of Giancarlo Stanton from dual-elbow tendonitis will be a welcome sight for Yankee fans, but it also may prove challenging for manager Aaron Boone.
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Given the success of Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt, Boone has a lot of shuffling to do upon Stanton's return.
Rice can platoon at catcher and first base but has only made five appearances at catcher since joining the Yankees last June.
Despite a long and at-times puzzling injury timeline, the Yankees made a concrete announcement on Stanton that suggests the playoff hero's return is imminent.
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Carchietta-Imagn Images
Stanton will begin a Minor League rehab assignment tonight with Double-A Somerset Patriots, according to Bryan Hoch.
This means Stanton will likely return in no more than two weeks, with each game serving as a means for the organization to see his game readiness.
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Stanton was seen taking batting practice on May 7, and appeared to be swinging gingerly. Clearly, things have changed for the slugger, and the Yankees feel he's ready to come back.
The Yankees have been dabbling with ways to accommodate Stanton's return while also clearing playing time for valuable hitters like Rice, Goldschmidt and Grisham.
Goldschmidt was even seen taking reps at second base in batting practice last week, which would be a first in Paul Goldschmidt's nearly 2,000 career games, the bulk of which have been spent at first base.
A possible solution is to alternate Rice and Stanton at DH based on lefty-righty splits, or see if the far-away situation of putting Rice at third, Jazz Chisholm Jr at second, Goldschmidt at first and Stanton at DH has any viability.
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Either way, the logjam between Rice and Goldy at first is putting the Yankees in a pickle, but Stanton's return should be welcome nonetheless.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
