Ultimately, Aaron Boone indicated, the final call for Giancarlo Stanton's return will be made by Stanton himself.

Giancarlo Stanton was not activated before Friday night’s series opener in Boston, despite seemingly having wrapped up his rehab assignment earlier this week. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters pregame that Stanton was in the Bronx on Friday, working out at Yankee Stadium instead of joining the club at Fenway Park.

Stanton will start a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Tuesday night, batting second for the Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark. It’ll be the slugger’s first in-game at-bats of the season as he’s been sidelined all year with tennis elbow in both of his arms.