TAMPA, Fla. _ On a sunny, 80-degree spring training morning meant for outdoor batting practice and defensive drills, a handful of New York Yankees players conducted most activity indoors.
Giancarlo Stanton, D.J. LeMahieu, Clint Frazier and Tyler Wade were swinging away Wednesday inside Steinbrenner Field.
And even that light work is impacted greatly by measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, which has completely shut down the Yankees minor league camp.
"I have to wear latex gloves and batting gloves," hitting coach Marcus Thames said. "(We're) just trying to stay safe, trying to listen to the health people and make sure we're doing the right thing."
On the baseball end of things, Aaron Judge (stress fracture, first right rib) is awaiting a CT scan this week.
And fellow slugger Stanton "looks good" in his progress from a strained right calf.
According to Thames, Stanton even took a couple of BP rounds on the field, "trying to space ourselves out, not touch the balls and all kinds of stuff" to be safe.
Neither Judge nor Stanton would have been ready for a March 26 opening day, though an eight-week delay to the season � which still seems extremely ambitious � would benefit the Yankees' rehabbing players, including James Paxton (back surgery).
