Stanton instead flew to New York for a Monday morning appointment with the head of the Yankees’ medical team, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, NJ Advance Media has learned. This visit will likely include new testing and a review of Stanton’s treatment options. Surgery would be the last line of defense, but has so far not been seriously considered.

Giancarlo Stanton is out with injured elbows and his return date is uncertain. However, the Yankees might have found the right candidate.

Tennis elbow is almost always the result of injury from repeated action, such as swinging a tennis racquet or, in Stanton’s case, a baseball bat, said Dr. Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, an orthopedic surgeon at New York University Langone Health.

Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton is one of a few players not at full strength early into spring training.

The New York Yankees are already dealing with an injury to one of their top power hitters. Giancarlo Stanton has soreness in both elbows and hasn't swung a bat in three to four weeks, he revealed Monday morning.

Stanton said he dealt with the condition, which is in both elbows, most of last season — including in October, when he was by far the Yankees’ best offensive performer as they reached the World Series. He said he has not swung a bat in the last “three to four weeks.” It is not clear when he will begin doing so.

The pain in both of Stanton's arms is "probably something that's chronic," according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone.

Initial projections to what the New York Yankees lineup would look like going into Opening Day displayed a deep batting order with no shortage of raw power. As

Craig Pille, MD, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician at NYU Langone Health joins Brandon London to break down Giancarlo Stanton's injury. Dr. Pille describes what may be going on with Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton after Aaron Boone described it as,