Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton Returns to New York for 'Personal' Reasons, per Aaron Boone

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton left the team in Florida and returned to New York for "personal" reasons, according to manager Aaron Boone.

“I can tell you he is in New York, but it’s personal in nature and I’m going to leave it at that for now,” Boone said on Monday, per Greg Joyce and Jon Heyman of the New York Post. “That’s all I can comment on that.”

Boone did not give a timeline for Stanton's return, though he hopes it will be "soon."

Joyce and Heyman previously reported he had made the trip to undergo medical testing on his elbows.

Stanton said that he was dealing with a "very high" level of pain in both elbows on Feb. 17, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

Joyce and Heyman noted that the 35-year-old was limited to just "light agility drills on a backfield through the early days of camp" before heading back to New York.

Boone was noncommittal when asked about Stanton's status for Opening Day.

"I'm not going to put any timeline on it," Boone said on Feb. 16, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). "We're just going to be smart with it and kind of listen to it a little bit. I'm expecting him to be OK. It's just a matter of when we're going to start really rolling it out to feel like -- give us the best chance to get as much of him as we can."

Boone also revealed that Stanton played through elbow issues throughout the 2024 season, via Hoch.

The five-time All-Star has been hampered by injuries during his Yankees tenure, failing to reach 120 games played in each of the past three seasons. He's still displayed his power at the plate when healthy, though.

Stanton racked up 27 home runs and 20 doubles to go along with 72 RBI during his 2024 campaign, stepping up during New York's run to the World Series. He recorded seven homers in 14 postseason games to go along with a .273/.339/.709 slash line.

His power in the Yankees' lineup will be particularly crucial during the upcoming 2025 season after Juan Soto left to sign a 15-year contract worth $765 million with the New York Mets in free agency.