NEW YORK -- The Yankees are one step closer to getting one of their biggest sluggers back in the lineup.
Giancarlo Stanton will work out before Friday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays and if all goes well, the former MVP will go on a rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on Saturday and Sunday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Friday.
"We'll eventually get to that point (of getting him in the outfield)," Boone said. "But first things first, want to get him in the DH spot, just get him back in, and then we'll .