For weeks, the New York Yankees and their fans held their breath, dreading the worst. Giancarlo Stanton’s elbow injuries weren’t […]

There was a less promising injury update for reliever Jake Cousins, whom the Yankees placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow flexor strain. Cousins, 30, came into camp with a forearm strain. At the time, the right-hander was about two weeks into a three-to-four-week no-throw period.

New York Yankees star slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been dealing with tendinitis in both elbows that kept him on the shelf throughout spring training. And although Stanton is starting the season on the injured list, manager Aaron Boone gave an optimistic update on the 35-year-old ahead of Thursday's opener against the Milwaukee Brewers.