New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will play in rehab games in the minors starting Monday or Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday.
Stanton will need at least a week of games with Class-A Tampa and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before he is ready to join the Yankees, Boone said.
Stanton, 29, has played in only three games with New York this season, going 2-for-8 with seven walks.
The four-time All-Star originally went on the 10-day injured list on April 1 with a left shoulder strain, but suffered a left calf strain during a rehab assignment.
Boone also said outfielder Aaron Judge could begin a rehab stint in two weeks.
Judge, 27, has been sidelined since late April with a strained left oblique. He is batting .288 with five homers and 11 RBIs in 20 games.