New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is uncertain for Opening Day because of tendinitis in both elbows. Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the announcement Sunday as position players reported ahead of the first full-squad workout.

Could the New York Yankees' backup plan at designated hitter with Giancarlo Stanton injured and absent from camp be resolved from outside the organization? Despite Yankees manager Aaron Boone pointing to internal options Thursday afternoon,

Giancarlo Stanton is still away from Yankees camp on Tuesday and for the second day in a row, manager Aaron Boone didn’t have an update on the slugger’s status. “There’s nothing else more to say right now,

Giancarlo Stanton didn’t exactly paint an optimistic picture in discussing what Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Sunday characterized as the “tennis elbow” the designated hitter arrived with at spring training.

The Yankees’ first day of spring training for the full squad included a few more franchise greats showing up to begin a guest instructor duties. CC Sabathia, elected to the Hall of Fame last month, got a hug from injured designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton during a walk through the clubhouse.

The New York Yankees don't know when Giancarlo Stanton will be back, and they've got to figure out a way to replace him.

The New York Yankees appear to be preparing for the possibility that Giancarlo Stanton will miss significant time. While Aaron Boone continues his cryptic updates on the veteran slugger’s two aching elbows,

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Martinez, 37, remains a free agent after signing a one-year, $12 million deal to play for the New York Mets last season. With 331 career home runs and 1,071 RBI to his name, the three-time Silver Slugger mostly underwhelmed in Queens.

The Yankees could utilize Aaron Judge part-time at designated hitter, at least to begin the season, if Giancarlo Stanton begins on the injured list.