Giancarlo Stanton begins running bases as Yankees wait on injured sluggers

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Giancarlo Stanton has begun running bases at Yankee Stadium as he recovers from two right calf strains. Yankees manager Aaron Boone expressed optimism about Stanton’s progress ahead of the series opener against the Mariners.

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton, sidelined since April 24 with a pair of right calf strains, ran the bases at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. It was the first time that the designated hitter was spotted doing so since suffering his second strain in June. “It does feel like he’s getting closer,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ series opener against the Mariners. “He’s ...