INJURY UPDATE: Yankees’ Head coach announced the Key Slugger ‘Really Close’ to Returning From Injury. The Yankees will have this integral player back just in time. Giancarlo Stanton will eventually be added back into the starting lineup.The formidable slugger for the New York Yankees spent Friday afternoon running the bases and hitting in the cage. He will also take part in group 2 batting practice before the Yankees play the Tampa Bay Rays. Regarding Stanton’s condition, Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated, “He’s [doing] full baseball activities now.” He’s getting to the point where we can definitely feel his presence. Therefore, this weekend, we’ll probably get in touch and decide whether or not he will participate in a rehab game and when. However, he is unquestionably very close.” Since straining his left hamstring while jogging the bases on June 22, Stanton has been on the disabled list. The 34-year-old was initially predicted to miss four weeks, potentially even one more to get ready for the season, but he’s made steady progress with no setbacks, so it looks like he’ll be back on schedule. With a 58-40 record going into the second half of the season and the fourth-easiest remaining strength of schedule in the majors and the easiest in the American League, according to FanGraphs, the Bronx Bombers would be getting Stanton back at the ideal time. Despite their overall lacklustre performance (7–12) following Stanton’s injury, the Bronx Bombers secured a crucial series victory against the division-leading Baltimore Orioles to advance to the All-Star break. They are now just one game behind Baltimore for the top spot in the AL East. Stanton has demonstrated an amazing comeback this year, hitting after a subpar 2023 campaign.In 69 games, he hit 246/.302/.492 with 18 home runs, 45 RBI, and a 124 wRC+. He was on a 10-game hitting run before getting hurt, with four multi-hit games, nine RBI, and an OPS of 1.088. Stanton’s presence alone improves the Yankees’ lineup considerably even if he has a sluggish start when he returns from the injured list. His terrifying power usually gets the batter in front of him better pitches to smash, usually Alex Verdugo against righties and Aaron Judge against lefties. If New York is to succeed in the last run, they will require that presence.