Donaldson to start rehab assignment Thursday, Stanton not far behind

By The Associated Press

FILE - New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson runs the bases after his solo home run off Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Donaldson will start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Thursday, May 25, 2023, and slugger Giancarlo Stanton could begin one as soon as this weekend. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris O'Meara]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson will start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment on Thursday and slugger Giancarlo Stanton could begin one as soon as this weekend. New York manager Aaron Boone said Donaldson, sidelined since April 5 by a strained right hamstring, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Thursday. Boone said Donaldson likely will play the field on Thursday, be a designated hitter Friday, be off Saturday and play Sunday. Stanton will have a scan on Thursday. He has been sidelined since April 15 by a strained left hamstring.