Overview

• Stanton, sidelined by bilateral elbow tendinitis since the season opener, is scheduled for a fourth rehab game with Double-A Somerset on Saturday.
• Manager Aaron Boone said he does not expect Stanton to return for the current Red Sox series but left open the possibility after the rehab stint.
• Stanton’s activation will depend on his own assessment of his timing and pain tolerance alongside training-staff feedback.
• The Yankees have maintained offensive firepower without Stanton, with Ben Rice logging most designated-hitter duties and contributing 12 home runs.
• New York will need to reconfigure playing time in its crowded lineup—featuring Aaron Judge, Jasson Domínguez and Paul Goldschmidt—once Stanton is back.