Giancarlo Stanton remains in Tampa working out, with what the Yankees are now calling a strained left shoulder.
The slugger has been out since March 31, when he suffered a left biceps strain during the Yankees’ third game of the season.
He had a cortisone injection in his shoulder on April 22 and is still recovering from the shoulder strain, while the biceps issue has cleared up.
Stanton took live at-bats for the first time Monday and was scheduled to do the same thing Tuesday, with general manager Brian Cashman saying Stanton was “progressing.”
“It’s not quite right,’’ manager Aaron Boone said of Stanton’s shoulder. “He’s through the biceps injury, but has some lingering shoulder stuff. Hopefully, he’ll get more at-bats and we’ll start thinking about [a rehab assignment]. He doesn’t have a perfect shoulder, by any means.”
Stanton missed time early in the 2013 season with soreness in the left shoulder, but an MRI exam at the time showed no damage.
Last year, he played through a hamstring injury for much of the second half of the season. And while Stanton has missed plenty of time throughout the years with various injuries — including to his knee, oblique, groin, as well as to his wrist and face due to being hit by pitches — his shoulder hasn’t typically been a problem.
He worked with a physical therapist and saw a specialist in California during the team’s Western trip late last month.
The Yankees had hoped to use Stanton’s time on the injured list for the biceps to also take care of the shoulder, but it continues to be “lingering,’’ according to Boone.