Getty New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. The New York Yankees caught a tough break before the regular season has even started via an injury update to slugger Giancarlo Stanton . “Giancarlo Stanton will begin the season on the IL, Yankees announce,” Greg Joyce of the New York Post reported on Saturday, March 1. “Received a [platelet-rich plasma] injection in both elbows while back in [New York] to tend to personal matter. Expected to return to Tampa this coming week.” Stanton departed