Overview
- The Yankees report that Stanton has not resumed outdoor running after a mid-June calf setback and remained in New York instead of traveling with the team to Tropicana Field.
- Manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Stanton is increasing treadmill work and that the club expects him to play again this season while prioritizing imaging and what the player can tolerate.
- Stanton last played on April 24 and has missed more than two months with this right calf strain, and the team has not set a firm activation date.
- At the time he went on the injured list Stanton was batting .256 with three home runs and 14 RBIs in 24 games, and backups such as Ben Rice have taken on expanded designated-hitter duties.
- Stanton’s durability is a concern because this is his seventh injured-list stint since 2021 and recurring lower-body issues complicate roster planning and could push the Yankees to seek deadline insurance.