Giancarlo Stanton’s rehab assignment in his comeback from a strained left hamstring won’t begin this weekend, but Aaron Boone said the injury is improving.
Giancarlo Stanton’s rehab assignment in his comeback from a strained left hamstring won’t begin this weekend, but Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the injury is improving after the outfielder/DH underwent scanning on Thursday.the Yankees lost to the Orioles, 3-1, in The BronxBoone said the injury is “almost” completely healed and the rehab assignment could begin “hopefully early next week.” Stanton has been out since April, as has third baseman Josh Donaldson, who has a strained right hamstring.
He has been out since spring training and is expected to need at least one more rehab outing before the Yankees are ready to bring him back. The earliest he is eligible to come off the 60-day IL is Monday. Ben Rortvedt celebrates with Jimmy Cordero after he got out of a sixth-inning jam during the Yankees’ loss.Rortvedt walked in his only two plate appearances and was removed for another lefty swinger, pinch-hitter Jake Bauers, in the eighth.
More immediately, Randy Vasquez is expected to start Friday in what would be his MLB debut, filling in for the suspended Domingo German, who is scheduled to return to the rotation Monday in Seattle.
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