The Yankees have struggled lately, but some reinforcements appear to be on the way. Manager Aaron Boone announced Giancarlo Stanton will play two rehab games for Double-A Somerset this weekend, both as the designated hitter.
“We’ll eventually get to that point [of getting him in the outfield],” Boone said, via ESPN’s Joon Lee. “But first things first, want to get him in the DH spot, just get him back in, and then we’ll... kind of like we did last year, where we built on the run—the outfield reps, we’ll hopefully make that a part at some point, but not immediately.