Aaron Decide continues to be progressing by his throwing program, however his return to the outfield is getting nearer and nearer.
Aaron Boone stated Tuesday that it’s “possible” that Decide, nursing a proper flexor pressure, will return to proper area through the Yankees’ upcoming weekend collection in St. Louis. Nothing is about in stone, although.
Earlier within the day, the supervisor instructed the Talkin’ Yanks podcast that he’s hopeful Decide will take that step in some unspecified time in the future through the Bombers’ upcoming highway journey, which additionally takes them to Tampa.
“The throwing program seems to be going well. He seems to be improving each time, so we’ll see” Boone stated of Decide, who has strictly been DH’ing since getting back from his harm on Aug. 5.
With Decide restricted to DH duties, Giancarlo Stanton has gotten begins in proper area since his teammate’s return. Stanton didn’t play the sphere in any respect this season previous to Decide’s harm or final season, however he discovered himself making a second consecutive begin in proper on Tuesday.
Stanton, tormented by lower-body accidents all through his profession, in addition to tennis elbows this season, had not began within the outfield in back-to-back video games since 2023, when he did so from Aug. 2-3.
“I just feel like he’s responded well to it physically,” Boone stated. “And clearly, I wish to maintain his bat in there as a lot as doable, too.
“G’s about winning, and that’s all he really cares about. He knows there’s things you gotta sacrifice along the way, and he’s been willing to do that.”
Whereas Boone initially made it sound like Stanton would solely play the outfield sparingly, getting the lively residence run chief’s bat into the Yankees’ lineup has turn into a should. Stanton has been on fireplace, crushing all 11 of his residence runs over his final 29 video games getting into Tuesday. He was additionally hitting .298 with a 1.042 OPS over that stretch.
Decide, then again, was engaged on one other MVP marketing campaign earlier than getting harm. Previous to Tuesday, he had but to get scorching since coming off the IL, going 4-for-19 with zero extra-base hits and two RBI over six video games. Then Decide hit his thirty eighth homer towards the Twins however Stanton added his twelfth, demonstrating why Boone is so desperate to get each bats in the identical lineup.
“Especially with us being a little more left-handed now, to have two massive righty presences in the order and what they bring to the table is huge,” the skipper stated.
Initially Printed: August 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM EDT
