Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton could be well enough to make the trip overseas later this month.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman on Monday said the team is hopeful the two stars will be back in the lineup in time for their series against the Red Sox in London on June 29-30.
"We're not definitely trying to line things up so we have [Judge] for London, but it's certainly possible we could have him before London," Cashman said on WFAN, per MLB.com. "It's a moving target. He has to finish off another seven to nine days of field work before we can schedule a rehab assignment."
Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Judge, who has been out since April 20 with an oblique strain, hit off a high-velocity machine and performed arc runs on Monday. Boone added that he could appear in some minor-league rehab games as early as this weekend.
Judge had five home runs, 11 RBIs and a .925 OPS in 20 games before getting hurt.
"I think he's progressing to the point where you are going to see him do full BP rounds on the field; we’ve gotten to that level now," Cashman said. "He started doing his cage work, then transferred onto the field. He’s doing all his agility and throwing and stuff like that.
"We could be targeting rehab games, clearly not this weekend, but maybe next weekend at the earliest if everything goes perfect."
As for Stanton, who has been limited to just three games this season due to numerous injuries, he's scheduled to start his rehab assignment Tuesday with Class A Advanced Tampa.
If he progresses, Cashman said Stanton may be healthy enough to play against the Rays next week or the Astros before the team leaves for England.
"We’ll have to watch the weather to see how he reacts and adjust," Cashman said. "He could be back as early as the Tampa series or Houston series, but we’ll see."