The Yankees monster man Stanton's comeback is imminent, but he may not be able to make the Fenway series

Giancarlo Stanton has made it clear that he wants to wrap up the minor league rehab as soon as possible, but this weekend may not be the case. Yankee head coach Aaron Boone said at Fenway Park today that Stanton will play in Game 4 (TD Bank Stadium in Bridgewater, New Jersey vs. Portland) tomorrow in 2A.

Boone hasn't completely ruled out Stanton's return for next Monday's series finale against the Red Sox, but that's unlikely, given the early schedule at 1:35 p.m. ET. "It's unlikely that Fenway will play this weekend," Boone admits, "but miracles can happen." "

Stanton has a "light training recovery day" at Yankee Stadium today. He hit 11 and 3 hits (batting average 0.273) in three games at Somerset, including a 2-base hit, 4 RBIs and 1 drive. Due to the elbow problem of both arms left over from last year, he missed the entire spring training.

"He's in good shape," Boone revealed, "and he's very concerned about how he feels, and he thinks he's in control of the timing and can keep up with the pace of the ball. In a brief communication this week, it felt like he was close to making a comeback. "

Historical data shows that Stanton is a killer at Fenway Park: he batted 0.312/0.384/0.532 (44 hits out of 141) in 37 games in his career, including 8 double-run hits, 1 triple-run hit, and 7 hits and 24 RBIs.

Stanton's return this weekend or next home game will be a change to the designated strike layout. As of today, Ben Rice batted 0.256/0.341/0.544 (41 bats out of 160) in the designated batter, including eight second-run hits, one triple-run and 12-23 RBIs. Aaron Judge (70 seats) and Jasson Domínguez (36 seats) also served as designated strikes.

"We discussed various plans with the 'Big G' [Stanton] a month ago," Boone said, "and the lineup will be resolved, and it's a good thing to have more good players." "

When the Yankees played the Blinds on the road, Boone had hinted that Rice could "occasionally" squat in addition to the first base rotation. It revealed that Rice has been training with catcher coach Tanner Swanson throughout the year, coming off the bench for five games this season without starting.

"He's been refining his catcher skills," Boone stresses, "and he's never stopped training in the barn." When the time comes, an actual combat squat will be arranged. "