New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton left the team in Florida and returned to New York for "personal" reasons, according to manager Aaron Boone. “I can tell you he is in New York, but it’s personal in nature and I’m going to leave it at that for now,

Yankees slugging DH Giancarlo Stanton arrived at spring training with tendinitis in both elbows, a condition he dealt with most of last season.

It was reported on Sunday night by Randy Miller of NJ.com ($) that New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was flying back to New York to meet with the head of the organization's medical team to determine the extent of the injuries he's dealing with in both of his elbows.