Yankees' Stanton to rehab in minors this week

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is set to play in rehab games in the minors starting Monday or Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday. Stanton will need at least a week of games with Class-A Tampa and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before he is ready to join the Yankees, Boone said.

Stanton, 29, has played in only three games with New York this season, going 2-for-8 with seven walks. The four-time All-Star originally went on the 10-day injured list on April 1 with a left shoulder strain, but suffered a left calf strain during a rehab assignment.

Boone also said outfielder Aaron Judge could begin a rehab stint in two weeks. Judge, 27, has been sidelined since late April with a strained left oblique. He is batting .288 with five homers and 11 RBIs in 20 games.

--Field Level Media