After much delay, two injured Yankees could begin rehab assignments in the near future.

That would be Giancarlo Stanton, who has yet to make his season debut after missing all of spring training with tennis elbows , and Marcus Stroman, who hasn’t pitched since April 11 due to knee inflammation.

Stanton has been hitting off high velocity for some time, and he started taking live at-bats more recently. The designated hitter has been working out in Tampa, which is where he’ll remain through the end of the week, according to Aaron Boone.

The manager said that the designated hitter could “potentially’ start a rehab assignment next week.

With Stanton expected to play through pain once he’s back, the Yankees will also have to figure out how they want to use the hard-hitting Ben Rice .

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