Rehab assignments for position players are capped at 20 days, though Stanton can be activated at any time in that window. He has spent several weeks hitting against the high-veloc

New York Yankees star slugger Giancarlo Stanton appears to be closer to returning to the lineup. Stanton, who has been sidelined for the entire 2025 season so far with injuries in both his elbows, will begin a minor league rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday night, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

The last time Giancarlo Stanton stepped into the batter’s box for the New York Yankees, it was in last fall’s crushing World Series defeat. Now, almost eight months later, the former MVP is on his way back to the diamond after battling tendonitis in both of his elbows.