The New York Yankees first baseman is expected to begin baseball activities on Sunday after getting a blood patch to aid in his recovery from an injection to treat his ailing lower back.
The first baseman missed four games in July and another five games in August due to his chronic lower-back tightness after getting an injection on Thursday. He was not put on the injured list until Sept. 6 because he couldn't engage in baseball activities due to the headaches.
"He had a blood patch yesterday, which so far has been deemed really successful," the manager said. I think it freed him up immediately after they had him moving around and walking. There are no headaches left. We will start ramping up if he is still in this position on Sunday. He is really excited about how well he is doing.
The team is going on a five-game road trip that starts Tuesday with a game against Boston.
"We'll see," he said when asked about the future of the baseball player. He has been laying down for a long time. It is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 It's dependent on how the ramp-up goes. We can begin building that process now that we have gotten through what we need to. We will only pay attention to how he is doing and how long it will take.
Since the Yankees had to designate first baseman Ronald Guzmn for assignment after activated Josh Donaldson from the paternity list to make room for their 40-man roster, the backup first baseman will be Oswaldo Cabrera.
The Yankees infield and first base coach have a vote of confidence in the infielder, who has been taking grounders at first for a few days.
After leaving Monday's game due to an injury scare, he was back in the Yankees' starting lineup at designated hitter. The Yankees kept Stanton out of the starting lineup because of his injury, but the x-rays came back negative.
There isn't a plan in place to have Stanton work in the outfield for the time being, but Harrison Bader could be an option for the Yankees. The center fielder has been on the injured list with a foot injury.
"He's going to play in the Double-A game tomorrow, and we're going to use him as a designated hitter," said the manager. After the off-day Monday, he'll begin building up there. It's likely to be at least a week. He could be in play when we start the homestand if the build up goes well.
"It's just a matter of getting on a baseball field, checking off boxes in terms of feeling comfortable physically at game speed, and once those are checked, I'm going to go and be a winning player for this team." The plantar fasciitis is not going to get worse at this point. I'm really happy to be back and fighting, but I'm even more excited. I'll be wearing pinstripes for the first time. It has been a while.
The Yankees will have quite a few other members of the big league pitching staff rehabbing this week, with Aroldis Chapman (leg infection), Miguel Castro (shoulder strain) and Zack Britton (UCL surgery) all throwing in their scheduled game against the Hartford Yard Goat.
They are expected to rejoin the team when they return to the South Bronx for their second-to-last regular season home stand, which starts September 20 with a two-game interleague series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Scott Effross is expected to ramp up his rehabilitation this week as the Yankees expect him to rejoin the rotation during the Pittsburg series.
With the Yankees' upcoming road trip being back-ended by off-days, it would be hard to put him in the rotation right away. Domingo Germn was going to pitch on short rest on Sunday.
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