Giancarlo Stanton is hearing it from the Yankee faithful, but Aaron Boone insists his DH ‘will be fine’

The boo birds didn’t wait very long before singing their welcome back song for Giancarlo Stanton.

In Monday’s loss to the Rays, Stanton heard it from the fans after grounding out to the pitcher in the sixth inning and striking out looking in the bottom of the eighth. Stanton, who missed 13 games with a strain in his quad, has not recorded a hit in any of the three games he’s played since rejoining the lineup.

Now in his fourth season in pinstripes, with six-plus seasons remaining on this 13-year, $325 million contract he originally signed with the Miami Marlins, Stanton was hitting .282/.347/.534 before his quad started acting up. He’s 0-for-12 with eight strikeouts and two walks post-injury, which coupled with the team’s recent offensive woes, has caused Yankee fans’ trademark impatience to jump out.

His manager was quick to remind the haters that it’s just a matter of time before the four-time All-Star and former MVP catches a groove.

“He’s been back for a couple of days,” Boone said with a wry smile. “G will be fine.”

Injuries have been an unfortunate theme of the Yankees season. Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks have sat out most of the season, and the injury bug has sunk its teeth in both the starting rotation and bullpen as well. The Yankees are looking up at both Boston and Tampa Bay in the standings. Memorial Day typically serves as the season’s first checkpoint of legitimacy, and sitting only a few games above .500, the Yankees don’t have the luxury of a first-place cushion to shield them.

They need their best players to be in the lineup — making it harder to send recovering players to the minors for rehab assignments — and more importantly, they need them to produce.

“As long as he’s healthy and starts to get his reps going, he’ll be fine,” Boone said of his designated hitter. “It’s fair to say he’s probably dusting off some rust right now. But as long as he’s healthy, he should round into form.”

The fast-approaching series with the Red Sox could be exactly what Stanton needs to get back on track. He’s historically had great numbers against Boston, posting a .933 OPS and 32 hits in 29 games against the Yanks’ arch nemesis.