Giancarlo Stanton receives third PRP injection with his Yankees injury timeline still unclea
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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 On a day the Yankees received crushing news from California, where Gerrit Coles right elbow , they hoped for better news from New York, where Giancarlo Stanton had his own appointment. The Yankees DH received his third round of PRP shots Monday, manager Aaron Boone said, after the first two sets of injections did not do enough to help his elbows. The shots were not expected to help immediately, but are hoped to speed up the healing proce s. Boone said Stanton would not return to camp Tuesday and was not sure when the slugger would be around the team again. Giancarlo Stanton is pictured during the Yankees spring training workout Feb. 19. Charles Wenzelberg Explore More On Saturday, Stanton and said he did not know when he could play or even swing a bat again. Stanton said he likely will have to deal with some pain whenever he does resume baseball activities. He did not believe he would undergo a surgery that would knock him out for the season. The Yankees likely will open the season with a platoon at DH, with Ben Rice, J.C. Escarra and fighting for the at- https://www.philliesday.com/philadelphia-phillies-jersey/jose-cuas-jersey bats against righty pitchers and Everson Pereira a favorite to see time against lefties. In a 10-2 win over the Tigers at Steinbrenner Field, Yoendrys Gmez threw 2 / more scorele s innings out of the bullpen. The righty prospect who is out of minor league options and thus must make the team to avoid being exposed to waivers has not been scored upon in five Grapefruit League innings and has allowed just two base runners. Yoendrys Gmez throws a pitch during the Yankees spring training workout Feb. 14. Imagn Images I feel great and healthy and working to make the team thats the goal, Gmez said. The 25-year-old has six career appearances in the majors and is coming off a solid season as a starter with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with whom he held a 3.67 ERA. The righty is being tested as a reliever capable of length out of the bullpen and has pa sed the tests so far, Boone saying Gmez is right in the mix for a spot. 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! I feel better [than last year], Gmez said. Last season, sometimes I mi sed with my slider a lot away. Now its more in the zone. Austin Wells, who seems to like hitting leadoff, smoked his third homer of camp and second while the first Yankees batter of the day. Paul Goldschmidt drilled his second homer of camp a two-run shot off Kenta Maeda and Trent Grisham added his first dinger. After an impre sive showing, young infielder George Lombard Jr. was rea signed to minor league camp. https://www.philliesday.com/philadelphia-phillies-jersey/pete-rose-jersey