Overview

• Giancarlo Stanton took live batting practice for the first time this season, facing rehabbing pitcher Jake Cousins, as he works back from bilateral elbow tendinitis.
• Stanton remains without a set date for a rehab assignment, but the Yankees are optimistic about his potential return after May 27, when his 60-day IL stint ends.
• Jonathan Loáisiga's rehab assignment has moved to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with plans for him to pitch back-to-back games by mid-May, targeting a late-May activation.
• Yankees prospect Spencer Jones has been placed on the seven-day IL at Double-A Somerset with an intercostal injury, and no timeline for his return has been provided.
• The Yankees continue to rely on machine-driven at-bats and live pitching sessions to prepare Stanton, who has indicated he will need some minor league rehab games before rejoining the lineup.