Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton
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The New York Yankees are hoping Giancarlo Stanton is on his way back to the lineup. The superstar slugger has not played this season while dealing with an elbow injury, but is closing in on his return,
The Yankees had no update on injured reliever Jack Cousins, who now is dealing with an UCL injury. The Yankees haven’t announced how serious this issue is, but it could be season ending. Chisholm first felt discomfort in his groin while he was running from first to third in the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 6-3 win on Wednesday.
If Stanton’s time with the Yankees has proven nothing else, he cannot be counted on to play 150-plus games in a season. But if he can swing a bat in October, Stanton has a chance to be dangerous, so New York would be wise to keep him in a box to be opened at a later point in the regular season.