Yankees receive encouraging update after latest MRI on Giancarlo Stanton's right calf
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The Yankees have received some good news on Giancarlo Stanton.
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Aaron Boone told reporters prior to Wednesday night’s series finale against the Royals that the latest MRI on Stanton’s right calf showed a lot of improvement.
The righty slugger will do some outside running this week, and the team is hopeful that he’ll be able to do some more baseball activities shortly after.
“We got enough news today to take that next step to where hopefully the running goes inline with how he’s feeling and we can start to ramp things up from there,” Boone said.
The Yanks still don’t have a timeline for Stanton’s potential return.
The team's regular DH will likely require a rehab assignment before working his way back into the mix, as he hasn't appeared in a game since April 24.
Stanton was enjoying a strong start to the season before going down with the injury, hitting .256 with 14 RBI and nine extra base-hits across 90 at-bats.
“Having him in the middle [of the batting order], his presence is massive,” Boone said. “Hopefully it’s not too much longer, we obviously want him back in there because his presence is real.”