TAMPA – With Aaron Choose nonetheless rehabbing a proper flexor pressure, Aaron Boone mentioned the celebrity’s throwing will seemingly be compromised for the remainder of the 2025 season.
“We’re trying to get through where he can let it go with ease and be able to protect himself, obviously,” the supervisor advised WFAN earlier than the Yankees started a two-game collection in Tampa on Tuesday. “I don’t think we’re going to see him back to throwing like he normally does at any point this year, but that’s OK, too. But we’ve gotta feel like he can go out there and be able to protect himself and represent himself.”
Usually in possession of a deterring arm in proper subject, Choose has been restricted to DH duties since coming back from the injured listing on Aug. 5, because the Yankees wished to get his MVP-caliber bat again of their lineup straight away whereas he continued to heal his flexor on the aspect. Now it doesn’t sound like that arm will return to its full capabilities this season, however Choose continues to be anticipated again within the outfield in some unspecified time in the future.
Boone simply doesn’t anticipate that to occur in Tampa after he beforehand expressed hope that Choose may get again within the outfield throughout this highway journey, which already stopped in St. Louis.
“I don’t know yet,” Boone mentioned when requested the place Choose is at. “I’m waiting on the trainers to kind of say, ‘Yeah, thumbs up.’”
Boone did say “maybe” when requested about Choose presumably returning to proper subject when the Yankees host the Pink Sox later within the week, however he added, “I just don’t know yet.”
The skipper additionally mentioned that he anticipated Choose to lengthy toss once more on Tuesday. He just lately did so at 150 toes.
With Choose nonetheless caught DH’ing, Boone penciled Giancarlo Stanton again into proper subject on Tuesday on the Rays’ rented George M. Steinbrenner Discipline, which has the identical dimensions as Yankee Stadium. Stanton has dealt together with his personal DH restrictions over time, however he returned to proper subject after Choose was activated.
The red-hot and oft-injured slugger really performed three straight video games in proper at Yankee Stadium final week, however he had bother recovering, skilled lower-body soreness and solely made one pinch-hit look in St. Louis, the place Busch Stadium has an expansive outfield.
Boone added that he doesn’t plan on Stanton enjoying Wednesday.
“We’ll start with that,” he mentioned, “and then see where we are for the Boston series.”
Initially Printed: August 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM EDT
