Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton prepping for rare outfield assignment

On Old-Timers’ Day, the expectation is Giancarlo Stanton will unretire his glove.

There is a “good chance,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, that the designated hitter will make his return to the outfield Saturday for the first time since Sept. 14, 2023.

With Aaron Judge able to serve as designated hitter but not able to field — he is beginning to build up his right arm after a flexor strain — and with lefty Framber Valdez expected to be on the mound for the Astros, the Yankees are ready to at least somewhat risk Stanton’s legs to shoehorn his bat into the lineup. 5

Stanton has not played the outfield in nearly two years because his body has not held up. He has played more than 114 games in a season just once since 2019 largely because of lower body issues: knee sprains, hamstring