The New York Yankees have had a rough spring in terms of injuries.
Ace Gerrit Cole is expected to miss the whole 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, the reigning 2024 American League Rookie of the Year, Luis Gil, will be out for at least three months with a lat strain, and Giancarlo Stanton doesn’t look to be improving anytime soon, according to general manager Brian Cashman.
Giancarlo Stanton Still Ways Away From Baseball Activities
When speaking to reporters on Saturday, Cashman said that while the hope is to have Stanton back at some point, it’s too early to know exactly when that will be.
”We’re all hopeful that we can get him back down the line, but that’s not in the near term.”
Brian Cashman on Giancarlo Stanton: “We’re all hopeful that we can get him back him down the line, but that’s not in the near term.”
— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) March 22, 2025
Stanton has tears in both of his elbows, a discomfort he felt starting last season, and has had three platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections over the past month, but it’s still unclear if these have worked to the point where surgery won’t be needed, something Stanton has tried to avoid at all costs.
”He’s going through the rehab phase of it where he’s getting treatment and care in the athletic training room, so he’s isolated in there,” Cashman added.
According to NJ.com, Stanton stopped his winter hitting program in January when the elbow pain resurfaced on both arms. These injuries were present last season but hidden from the public.
When outfielders and infielders reported to spring training on February 16, Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone announced Stanton would not be there at the start due to “some elbow stuff.”
A day later, Stanton met with reporters and revealed he played through pain on both elbows last season and hoped to be ready for Opening Day or at least be available most of the season.
Two weeks ago, before the third PRP injection, Stanton spoke with reporters again to give an update on his status: “It’s going to get to a point of pain tolerance and go from there. I don’t think it’s going to be a 100 percent healed thing and start-up. It’ll get to a point and just deal with it, similar to last year.”
Despite the elbow issues last season, Stanton still finished the year with 27 home runs and 72 RBI. When asked if he expects to deal with this for the rest of his career, the 35-year-old said: “Ideally no, but I’m in the line of work that you’ve got to use them at a high level every day, so who knows?”
