Yankees Announce Giancarlo Stanton Injury News Ahead of Royals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The return of Giancarlo Stanton from dual-elbow tendonitis will be a welcome sight for Yankee fans, but it also may prove challenging for manager Aaron Boone.

The Yankees announced that the designated hitter will start a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Tuesday night. The reveal follows months of nondescript and uncertain updates on the slugger, who missed all of spring training due to tennis elbows.

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