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Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton hasn't swung bat in 3-4 weeks

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn't swung a bat in three or four weeks and isn't sure whether he will be ready for Opening Day because of painful tendinitis in both elbows.

Speaking Monday before the team's first full-squad workout, the five-time All-Star revealed he played in pain for much of last season as he helped the Yankees reach the World Series for the first time since 2009.

"Tennis elbow or however they call it is tears in tendon, so it's not when did it feel good, when did it feel bad.