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- Updated: May 27, 2016
ATLANTA — Progress is coming in stages for Marlins outfielders Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton. Both swung the bat on Friday in warmups, but no exact return date to the lineup has been set.
Yelich, out for seven straight games with back spasms, took batting practice at Turner Field, while Stanton (right side soreness) swung the bat 30 times in the cages.
“Those guys, obviously, are getting better,” manager Don Mattingly said.
Stanton, who last played on Monday, took about 15 swings off a tee, and he added about 15 swings on flips in the cages.
“He felt pretty good,” Mattingly said. “We’ll leave that at that, for right now. He won’t hit out here. But those guys, obviously, are getting better.”
In 42 games, Yelich is batting .320 with five homers and 20 RBIs. Stanton, while batting .214, paces the club in home runs (12) and RBIs (26).
Mattingly cautioned about giving a precise return date, because he feels sometimes players rush themselves to meet that …
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