The New York Yankees are hoping Giancarlo Stanton can return to the lineup next month as he recovers from a right knee injury.

Stanton is hitting indoors and throwing as he rehabs from a sprained right knee that's been slow to heal since he got hurt June 25.

"Once I start moving around, just see how it bounces back. But I do want to have a few weeks of at-bats before October, for sure," Stanton said. "I want to be out there for a couple weeks, just the game routine and having whatever amount of at-bats I can."

Stanton strained his left biceps March 31 in his third game of the season, strained a shoulder and calf during his rehabilitation and returned June 18. He's played in just nine games in 2019.