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.

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

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday at Double-A Somerset, putting him one step closer to his 2025 debut for New York.