KANSAS CITY — When Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton comes off the injured list this weekend or next week to begin his season, manager Aaron Boone will be benching two position players who are worthy of regular at-bats every day.

Giancarlo Stanton, the reigning ALCS MVP, is one step closer to rejoining the New York Yankees. Stanton will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, the team announced. He has not yet played this season due to what amounts to tennis elbow in both elbows.

The New York Yankees are weighing what adjustments will need to be made when Giancarlo Stanton returns to the lineup in the near future. Stanton missed the first two months of the season while dealing with tendinitis in both elbows,