There is no doubt that New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will be depended on if the Bronx Bombers want to win their first World Series since 2019.
Stanton has been plagued by injuries in recent years, and his elbow issues limited him to just 77 games last season.
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The now 36-year-old Stanton still hit .273 with 24 home runs and 66 RBI when he did play but, even after an offseason of rest, was asked during spring training this week if his elbows would heal.
“That’ll never be the case,” Stanton said (via NJ.com). “Not while I’m in this line of work. “You have your good days and bad days, just like your mood and everything.”
The five-time All-Star then made a stunning admission on how useful his elbows are.
“I can’t open a bottle,” he said. “I can’t open a bag of chips … a bag of anything. That’s the way it is.”
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees wears an NYPD hat honoring the fallen first responders of 9/11 prior to a game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees wears an NYPD hat honoring the fallen first responders of 9/11 prior to a game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
US President Donald Trump talks to players including New York Yankees Aaron Judge (R) in the New York Yankees locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells, left, and Detroit Tigers shortstop Trey Sweeney wear FDNY and NYPD caps respectively as they talk on the field before a game at Yankee Stadium.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Yankees fans Joe Nuculovic (left) and Steve Jobst, both of New Jersey, watch batting practice before a game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
President Donald Trump autographs a baseball in the Yankees locker room before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Fans stands for the national anthem prior to a game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
The scoreboard at Yankee Stadium displays a message in honor of September 11, 2001 before a game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Players and fans stand during a moment of silence honoring the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks before the New York Yankees game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankees Stadium on September 11, 2025 in New York City. President Donald Trump will attend the game and stay in New York at Trump Tower before heading to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey for the weekend.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
A view of a base with plates honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks prior to a game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
Members of the US Color Guard hold flags during the singing of the national anthem prior to a game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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President Donald Trump attends Yankees game in NYC to honor Sept. 11 victims and heroes
US President Donald Trump attends the Yankees baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York on September 11, 2025.
Stanton said he wants to play a full season, though he hasn’t played 140 games or more in a campaign since 2021. He will mostly be a designated hitter in 2026, but plans to get some outfield reps as his health allows.
“That’s not going to be fixed in surgery, and I don’t care what any doctor says because they don’t know what’s going on,” Stanton said. “What’s written (about my elbows) is what me and the Yankees give you.”
Stanton is the active MLB home run leader, with 453. He has two more seasons on a 13-year, $325 million contract he signed as a member of the Miami Marlins in 2014, before a 2028 club option — which contains a $10 million buyout — has to be decided.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton describes limitations due to elbow
