George Lombard, the Yankees’ top prospect, has impressed just about everyone in the organization. That includes the rehabbing Stanton.

Ben Rice caught the final two innings of Tuesday’s win over the Royals. But soon enough, Rice could begin getting occasional starts at catcher.

When Judge teed off on a 2-0, 94.3-mph fastball from Royals rookie left-hander Noah Cameron that was almost center cut below the belt, Yankees manager Aaron Boone sped from his dugout perch to make sure he had a great look.

The Yankees don’t have everyday at-bats waiting for him. Paul Goldschmidt has settled in at first base and is hitting over .300. Rice has shown he belongs, but there’s no clear path to keep his bat in the lineup every day. Boone hinted at a workaround.

No hemos visto al lanzador de los Yankees Marcus Stroman y al toletero Giancarlo Stanton juntos en un terreno de Grandes Ligas desde el 25 de septiembre de 2024. Pero ambos estuvieron en acción este miércoles con los Somerset Patriots de Doble-A como parte de sus respectivas asignaciones de rehabilitación.

KANSAS CITY — Just as Yankees reliever Jake Cousins finally was making big progress toward returning from a spring training forearm strain, the veteran right-hander has been shut down after two rehab outings with a new injury. His pitching elbow now is the issue.