It won\u2019t change the impact it has on him at the plate, but life at home is not without its challenges for Giancarlo Stanton either.<\/p>\n
The Yankees slugger relayed to NJ.com<\/a> the daily struggles that comes with two painful tennis elbows that he battles on a daily basis on and off the field. <\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t open a bottle,\u201d Stanton said. \u201cI can\u2019t open a bag of chips \u2026 a bag of anything. That\u2019s the way it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Giancarlo Stanton has 18 career postseason homers, ranking 10th all time. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Stanton missed the first 70 games of last season due to tennis elbow in both of his arms<\/a>. He and the Yankees opted to not undergo surgery in the offseason, with Stanton saying that an operation wouldn\u2019t fix the issue.<\/p>\n It continues to plague Stanton, and the Yankees have decided to start slow in spring training as a result.<\/p>\n He\u2019s yet to play in any of the Yankees\u2019 first six spring training games. He and Yankees manager Aaron Boone are targeting sometime around March 3 to return to the lineup, when they face Panama\u2019s WBC team.<\/p>\n That would give Stanton about two weeks of game action, on top of hitting in the cages and facing live pitchers during batting practice, to prepare for Opening Day on March 25.<\/p>\n Stanton\u2019s status for the season has not changed, and he fully expects to be ready for a full season even with Boone planning days of rest.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did that last year. There were days he was playing where it was tough for him, but he wanted in there,\u201d Boone said. \u201cThere are other days he wanted to be in there and I\u2019d say, \u2018We have to stay disciplined to this because you\u2019re so critical to us.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Giancarlo Stanton has yet to play in a spring training game this year. Getty Images<\/p>\n