Yankees’ Marcus Stroman receives cortisone shot, Giancarlo Stanton ‘getting close’ to live atbats
Apr 13, 2025
The Yankees, short on rotation depth, are hoping that Marcus Stroman won’t miss too much time.
The struggling right-hander went on the 15-day injured list on Saturday after allowing five earned runs and recording just two outs in Friday’s loss to the Giants. As Stroman left the mound, he told Aa
ron Boone his left knee was “bugging” him with what turned out to be inflammation.
Stroman underwent X-rays at Yankee Stadium after departing and then went to a local hospital for more tests. He then received a cortisone shot on Saturday.
“Hoping it’s not long,” Boone said Sunday. “The MRI was good, but he had some swelling in there somewhere, so trying to eliminate that. Hopefully [he gets] ramped up pretty quick, and hopefully it’s something that really helps him moving forward.”
Boone added that he wasn’t sure if Stroman had been pitching through the injury or if it was the result of bad weather and poor conditions on Friday. While watching film, Boone noticed that Stroman wasn’t finishing properly on his front leg Friday.
“I think that was due to the knee,” Boone said.
Knee issues aside, Stroman has been ineffective for some time. He has an 11.57 ERA over 9.1 innings this season, and his 6.27 ERA since June 1, 2024 is the worst among pitchers who have thrown at least 90 innings. Stroman had a disastrous second half last season, was moved to the bullpen, didn’t pitch in the postseason and spent the winter subjected to trade rumors.
He then said he would not pitch out of the bullpen after reporting to spring training this year.
STANTON CLOSE TO LIVE ABs
Giancarlo Stanton, meanwhile, reported to camp with tennis elbows. He missed all of spring training, and there’s no timeline on when he may make his 2025 debut.
Not much has changed with Stanton over the last week and a half or so.
The designated hitter is still swinging off the Yankees’ high-velocity Trajekt machine, in addition to some more outdoor movement.
Boone likened the machine to getting live at-bats before adding that Stanton is “getting close” to the real thing. ...read more read less
