Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. TAMPA Giancarlo Stanton has not swung a bat in three to four weeks, and it remains to be seen when he will do so again. The Yankees slugger arrived at camp , something that he said he managed to play through for most of last season (including a monster postseason) before it flared up again in the offseason. Antonio Bastardo Jersey The club wants to give him time to recover now so Stanton does not have to mi s time once he starts the season, but whether he will be able to do so on Opening Day is in doubt. Well see how that goes, Stanton said Monday, when asked if he would be ready for March 27 against the Brewers. Giancarlo Stanton has tennis elbow ahead of 2025 season. Jason Szenes / New York Post The 35-year-old DH described tennis elbow as tears in your tendon and something that presented a constant level of pain which he said was very high in general. As for whether the injury would eventually require surgery? If you blow it up, which overdoing it would, Stanton said. But obviously not what you want. That would be the same if anything were to tear off. But thats not a worry. Explore More The Yankees can ill afford to lose Stanton for a long stretch. They already have to deal with the lo s of Juan Soto, and while they acquired Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt over the offseason to help make up for it, Stanton provides an important presence in the middle of the lineup when healthy. As the Yankees held the first full-squad workout on Monday at Steinbrenner Field, Stanton only did some jogging on a backfield before returning inside to continue getting treatment, which included forearm work, ti sue work and other exercises. Its definitely not just sorene s, Stanton said. It was a manageable thing [last year]. Thats how last year and this year will go. Its not a, When did it feel good, when did it feel bad? Theres always a pain level there. You got to deal with that. Its just the wisest point to give time right now. Dr. Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, a sports orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone, indicated that the repetitive nature of baseball (i.e. taking a hundred swings per day) can cause injuries like this, but it would rarely require surgery. Injured New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton #27, on a back field during Mondays workout at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Giancarlo Stanton at Yankees spring training se sion on Feb. 17, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The course of treatment typically includes work in the training room, stretching and strengthening the tendon without stre sing it and sometimes injections. Thats usually enough to get somebody through a season, Gonzalez-Lomas said in a phone interview. In general, these are safe conditions to play through. Theyre not going to cause any major, permanent problem. But they can be symptomatic and how long they take to get better is really case-by-case dependent. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Stanton, who hit seven home runs in 14 games during a red-hot playoff run to help the Yankees reach the World Series, said he was playing through the pain in October but never considered not being out there. Big G battles through a lot, Aaron Judge said. For him to turn the switch on there and perform the way he did, thats why hes one of the greatest players in the game. Hes a little banged up right now, but hell be back out there soon. The Yankees are hoping that some time off now, even if it bleeds over into the regular season, can help limit the time Stanton is down once real games start. This is just a time to get as much time as I can before the idea is not to take downtime [during the season], Stanton said. This is the smartest time during a shorter offseason window to be able to do that. Andy Van Slyke Jersey