{"id":31632,"date":"2025-03-09T00:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T00:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31632"},"modified":"2025-03-09T00:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T00:41:07","slug":"breaking-yankees-giancarlo-stanton-shares-4-word-message-ahead-of-potential-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31632","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees\u2019 Giancarlo Stanton Shares 4-Word Message Ahead of Potential Elbow Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99057759\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton\u2019s 2025 season could potentially end before it begins.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton has missed the last few weeks with tennis elbow in both arms and recently returned to New York for personal reasons. Finally back in Tampa, the reigning ALCS MVP told reporters Saturday that his tendon injuries are \u201csevere\u201d and he is unsure when he\u2019ll resume baseball activities.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton explained he\u2019s undergone PRP treatments and an \u201cinteresting\u201d course of treatments to avoid season-ending surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely hate this,\u201d Stanton said.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton dominated opposing pitchers last postseason despite battling elbow issues. He hasn\u2019t swung a bat in two months and is already headed to the injured list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99057761\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to get to a point of pain tolerance and go from there,\u201d Stanton said, according to\u00a0the Yankees\u2019 official website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be a 100 percent healed thing and start up,\u201d the five-time All-Star continued. \u201cIt\u2019ll be, get to a point and just deal with it, similar to last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge is the favorite to receive regular DH reps in Stanton\u2019s absence. The Yankees unveiled a\u00a0possible Opening Day lineup\u00a0Thursday featuring Judge at DH, Trent Grisham in center field, and former NL MVP Cody Bellinger manning right field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stanton\u2019s injury could open the door for former New York Mets top prospect Dominic Smith to make the team as a first baseman and DH. Smith entered play Saturday hitting .294 with two home runs and seven RBI.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees have not been credibly linked to adding another bat ahead of Opening Day. A reunion with\u00a0ex-starting left fielder Alex Verdugo\u00a0appears extremely unlikely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_bio\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton\u2019s 2025 season could potentially end before it begins. 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