Just in: Former yankees hitter stated on Saturday that he hopes to return back to the team soon.
Giancarlo Stanton, the designated hitter for the New York Yankees, stated on Saturday that he hopes to play again by the end of the following week. Since spraining his left hamstring on June 22 while jogging the bases, Stanton has been out. The next day, he was placed on the 10-day injured list, his ninth stint on the IL in six seasons.
Stanton stated on Saturday, “I just need to stack a few more days.” “By the end of next week, if (I) have a few good days we’ll make a decision.” Stanton is being watched closely by the Yankees, who plan to either activate him or assign him to a minor league rehab assignment in order to assess his progress. “I don’t know that there’s downside (to Stanton playing rehab games) other than he’s a DH and just the level of things you’re able to replicate now really do speed that clock up,” Aaron Boone, the Yankees manager, said. That doesn’t mean, though, that we won’t let him play a game or two. That choice hasn’t been made yet.”
In 69 games this season, Stanton, 34, is batting.246 with 18 home runs and 45 RBIs. Stanton, who won the 2017 National League MVP award while playing for the Miami Marlins, has been sidelined by injuries ever since being transferred to the Yankees prior to the 2018 campaign. A strained left quadriceps, strained right calf, strained left biceps, sprained right knee, and left Achilles tendinitis have all kept him off the field. Stanton’s left hamstring issue has caused him to go on the injured list three times.
Stanton was only able to play in 41 games overall in 2020 and 2019 combined. As part of the 13-year, $325 million contract he signed with the Marlins on November 17, 2014, he is making $32 million this season.
