{"id":34753,"date":"2025-02-16T22:23:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34753"},"modified":"2025-02-16T22:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:23:52","slug":"yankees-get-bad-news-on-325-million-star-as-spring-training-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34753","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Get Bad News on $325 Million Star as Spring Training Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2181260792-e1739739243808.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2181260792-e1739739243808.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2181260792-e1739739243808.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2181260792-e1739739243808.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees Get Bad News on $325 Million Star as Spring Training Begins\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Yankees&#8217; Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with an injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees could be without slugging outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton reported to spring training on February 16, but when he arrived, he was dealing with injuries to his elbows that put his status for Opening Day in question. Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Stanton is experiencing soreness in both of his elbows, which he compared to tennis elbow.<\/p>\n<p>New York plans on slow-playing Stanton in spring training, but whether or not he will be on the Opening Day roster or the IL is to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know; we\u2019ll see,\u201d Boone said on February 16. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to say. I\u2019m not going to put any timeline on it. We\u2019re just going to be smart with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stanton has three years left on his 13-year $325.5 million deal with the Yankees. The slugger was expected to have a big role on offense after Juan Soto left in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton hit .233 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs in the regular season while hitting .273 with 7 home runs and 16 RBIs in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees Won\u2019t Rush Stanton<\/h2>\n<p>With Stanton dealing with injuries to both of his elbows, Boone says the team won\u2019t rush him in spring training.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Boone is hopeful some time off for Stanton and rehab will help him be ready for Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was doing stuff [in the offseason] and then he kind of shut down and got treatments,\u201d Boone said. \u201cIt\u2019s just something we don\u2019t want to rush, if we can get to a really good spot and know we\u2019re going to have to probably deal with some maintenance with it throughout the year. We don\u2019t want to force anything too early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees will have their first full-squad workout on February 17, but Stanton likely won\u2019t take part in it.<\/p>\n<p>If Stanton can\u2019t play on Opening Day, Aaron Judge or Cody Bellinger could serve as the DH. Ahead of spring training, Boone heaped praise on Bellinger and what he does to the Yankees\u2019 lineup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s huge for us, especially since we\u2019re a little more left-handed right now,\u201d Boone said. \u201cYou take a big right-handed bat out of there and you get a little unbalanced there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees open its 2025 MLB season on March 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>New York Will Give Jasson Dominguez Every Chance to Start<\/h2>\n<p>With Stanton dealing with an injury, a key player to replace him is Jasson Dominguez.<\/p>\n<p>Dominguez will be given every chance to start in left field and hopefully add some offense to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a young guy who\u2019s still got to go out and earn it,\u201d Boone said. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t played a ton of baseball for as fast as he\u2019s gotten to the big leagues and as much success as we\u2019ve all seen him have. I think we all in this room would recognize just how talented he is. I\u2019d love for him to secure it and grab it and my expectation is that he will\u2026I feel like he\u2019s in a good spot right now. He\u2019s got a good look in his eye and he\u2019s going to get every opportunity to be that guy and we certainly are hoping he shows us that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dominguez hit .179 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in 56 ABs in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Shelton Cole Shelton covers the NHL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. 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