Yankees Superstar Takes Massive Step Toward Return

Stanton had been working out at the Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa, Fla., recently, where he was taking live at-bats and participating in baseball activities.

The 35-year-old has not appeared in either a spring training or regular season game this year while dealing with tendinitis in both of his elbows, which has led to him receiving several rounds of platelet-rich plasma injections.

Last week, SNY insider Andy Martino hinted that Stanton was close to starting a rehab assignment while closing in on an eventual major league return.

"All of a sudden, it's reasonable to speculate that Giancarlo Stanton will return to the Yankees during the month of June," he said on TikTok. "[Manager] Aaron Boone, on Wednesday, was not ready to announce what Stanton's next steps would be. He's in Tampa, baseball activities, live batting practice. He's been doing that for a bit. Word around the team though is that Stanton will likely stay in Tampa over the weekend, then if that goes well, would go potentially to a rehab assignment in the minor leagues as soon as early next week."

Stanton is the active leader in home runs with 429. He posted a .773 OPS with 27 homers over 459 regular season plate appearances in 2024 before taking it up a notch in the playoffs with a 1.048 OPS and seven home runs.

The Yankees acquired Stanton from the Miami Marlins via trade in December 2017. He has batted .241/.323/.483 with 162 home runs for the club across 663 games.

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