Overview

• Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton would start in right field Thursday against Boston but would not play the outfield Friday.
• Stanton has produced at an elite rate in limited action, including 15 home runs, a 1.031 OPS and a 183 wRC+ over 46 games.
• Judge’s late-July flexor strain has kept him limited to designated hitter, and the team is unsure when his throwing strength will return.
• The Yankees have won nine of their last twelve, swept the Rays, and hold the top AL Wild Card spot entering a four-game set with the Red Sox.
• Boone praised Stanton’s toughness, Stanton urged New York to “come out swinging first,” and he recently delivered a go-ahead homer in the tenth inning.