The New York Yankees are hoping Giancarlo Stanton is on his way back to the lineup. The superstar slugger has not played this season while dealing with an elbow injury, but is closing in on his return,

ESPN Offers Absurd Yankees Prediction After Giancarlo Stanton Injury Update originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With Giancarlo Stanton's return looming within the coming days, New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham will almost certainly see fewer at-bats moving forward.

Nearly two weeks after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Stanton was "getting really close to doing a rehab assignment," Boone said on Wednesday that Stanton would be in New York and advance to next steps imminently. On May 25, Cashman told MLB Network Radio that Stanton was hitting off of a pitching machine and "doing everything."