January 3, 2019 5:50 PM PST
MIAMI (AP) — The Yankees slugger choked up.Giancarlo Stanton
acknowledged being touched by the warm reception he received the first time he
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waved and patted his chest as he looked to the stands. He then singled sharply
to left field.“It’s a lot to take in,” Stanton said. “A lot of things go into
this — where I’m at now. I grew up over there.”Over there is the Marlins
clubhouse, where Stanton spent his first eight major league seasons before being
traded last November. That made the Yankees’ two-game series in Miami his
homecoming.Stanton went 2 for 6, missing his 300th career home run by a few feet
when he doubled in the fifth, and the Yankees won 2-1 in 12 innings.Before the
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kitschy, colossal home sculpture.“I still don’t like it,” he said with a laugh.
“But it won’t be going off if I hit one.”Stanton activated the moveable
sculpture more than any other player before leaving the Marlins. Speaking of
himself in the plural, he said it was weird but good to be back, and said he
harbored no hard feelings about the way his time with the Marlins ended after
eight seasons.“We know what the situation is over there now, and how it
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he said. “We understand.”The situation is that former Yankees shortstop and new
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter rebooted the woebegone Miami franchise, trading away
several big contracts for prospects with the goal of becoming competitive in a
few years. Stanton, coming off a 59-homer MVP season, wanted no part of a
rebuilding project and approved a trade to the Yanks.Now he’s likely to make the
playoffs for the first time, while the Marlins are headed for a ninth
consecutive losing season.“I hope they’ll figure it out,” Stanton said. “I hope
they get it turned around. It will take a couple of years. But if the pieces are
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I think they’ll turn it around.”Jeter didn’t talk with the media before the
series opener. But Marlins manager Don Mattingly acknowledged it has been
different without Stanton — and without Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Dee
Gordon, who were also traded.“You miss all those guys,” Mattingly said. “Some
good players went out the door as we embarked on building this thing to the
level we wanted and trying to build some continuity and sustainability. You knew
you were going to miss all those guys.”Stanton began the week batting .285 with
32 homers and 80 RBIs — stats comparable to his time in Miami.He reminisced
about hitting at Marlins Park when it was still a construction site before
opening in 2012. He said he’ll do no sightseeing during his brief stay in Miami,
but will spend time with former teammates and friends.He has many in Miami, as
the ovation in the first inning showed.“That was really cool — definitely more
than I could ask
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special moments of my career.” If Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado is
going to be traded this season, he prefers it to be sooner rather than
later."Just get it over with already, go on and not answer these questions no
more," he said when discussing the trade process, per Scott Lauber of the Philly
Inquirer. Lauber noted Machado has no interest in having the rumors drag up to
the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31.Machado is an obvious trade candidate
as that deadline approaches considering he is set for unrestricted free agency
this offseason and his 28-69 Orioles are nowhere near contention at 39.5 games
back of the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.Baltimore runs the
significant risk of losing one of the best offensive players in the league
without a favorable trade package to accelerate its rebuild in return if it
doesn鈥檛 move him via trade.Machado may get his wish to have the whole situation
over with soon consideringJim Bowdenof The Athletic reported a trade is expected
to take place during the All-Star break and before the Orioles resume their
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for the shortstop given his contract status and the fact whichever team lands
him will be forced to part with pieces for a potential rental, he is an
offensive force who would bolster any lineup heading into the stretch run and
the postseason.He will play in his fourth career All-Star Game on Tuesday and is
slashing .315/.387/.575 with 24 home runs and 65 RBI. If he continues to produce
at such a clip, he will eclipse his career-high totals of a .294 batting average
and 96 RBI.Which uniform he is wearing after the break remains to be seen, but
Machado is apparently tired of waiting to find out.
MIAMI (AP) — The Yankees slugger choked up.Giancarlo Stanton
acknowledged being touched by the warm reception he received the first time he
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waved and patted his chest as he looked to the stands. He then singled sharply
to left field.“It’s a lot to take in,” Stanton said. “A lot of things go into
this — where I’m at now. I grew up over there.”Over there is the Marlins
clubhouse, where Stanton spent his first eight major league seasons before being
traded last November. That made the Yankees’ two-game series in Miami his
homecoming.Stanton went 2 for 6, missing his 300th career home run by a few feet
when he doubled in the fifth, and the Yankees won 2-1 in 12 innings.Before the
game, he sat in the visitors’ dugout before batting
practice [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-frank-robinson-jersey]Frank
Robinson Jersey[/url] , which gave him a different angle of Marlins Park’s
kitschy, colossal home sculpture.“I still don’t like it,” he said with a laugh.
“But it won’t be going off if I hit one.”Stanton activated the moveable
sculpture more than any other player before leaving the Marlins. Speaking of
himself in the plural, he said it was weird but good to be back, and said he
harbored no hard feelings about the way his time with the Marlins ended after
eight seasons.“We know what the situation is over there now, and how it
was [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-ubaldo-jimenez-jersey]http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-ubaldo-jimenez-jersey[/url] ,”
he said. “We understand.”The situation is that former Yankees shortstop and new
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter rebooted the woebegone Miami franchise, trading away
several big contracts for prospects with the goal of becoming competitive in a
few years. Stanton, coming off a 59-homer MVP season, wanted no part of a
rebuilding project and approved a trade to the Yanks.Now he’s likely to make the
playoffs for the first time, while the Marlins are headed for a ninth
consecutive losing season.“I hope they’ll figure it out,” Stanton said. “I hope
they get it turned around. It will take a couple of years. But if the pieces are
put together
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I think they’ll turn it around.”Jeter didn’t talk with the media before the
series opener. But Marlins manager Don Mattingly acknowledged it has been
different without Stanton — and without Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Dee
Gordon, who were also traded.“You miss all those guys,” Mattingly said. “Some
good players went out the door as we embarked on building this thing to the
level we wanted and trying to build some continuity and sustainability. You knew
you were going to miss all those guys.”Stanton began the week batting .285 with
32 homers and 80 RBIs — stats comparable to his time in Miami.He reminisced
about hitting at Marlins Park when it was still a construction site before
opening in 2012. He said he’ll do no sightseeing during his brief stay in Miami,
but will spend time with former teammates and friends.He has many in Miami, as
the ovation in the first inning showed.“That was really cool — definitely more
than I could ask
for [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-pedro-alvarez-jersey]Pedro
Alvarez Jersey[/url] ,” Stanton said. “That’s going to be one of the more
special moments of my career.” If Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado is
going to be traded this season, he prefers it to be sooner rather than
later."Just get it over with already, go on and not answer these questions no
more," he said when discussing the trade process, per Scott Lauber of the Philly
Inquirer. Lauber noted Machado has no interest in having the rumors drag up to
the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31.Machado is an obvious trade candidate
as that deadline approaches considering he is set for unrestricted free agency
this offseason and his 28-69 Orioles are nowhere near contention at 39.5 games
back of the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.Baltimore runs the
significant risk of losing one of the best offensive players in the league
without a favorable trade package to accelerate its rebuild in return if it
doesn鈥檛 move him via trade.Machado may get his wish to have the whole situation
over with soon consideringJim Bowdenof The Athletic reported a trade is expected
to take place during the All-Star break and before the Orioles resume their
season on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays.According toNick Cafardoof
theBoston Globe, "multiple teams" are still in contention to land
Machado [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-beckham-jersey]http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-beckham-jersey[/url] ,
including the New York Yankees.While there is inherent risk involved in trading
for the shortstop given his contract status and the fact whichever team lands
him will be forced to part with pieces for a potential rental, he is an
offensive force who would bolster any lineup heading into the stretch run and
the postseason.He will play in his fourth career All-Star Game on Tuesday and is
slashing .315/.387/.575 with 24 home runs and 65 RBI. If he continues to produce
at such a clip, he will eclipse his career-high totals of a .294 batting average
and 96 RBI.Which uniform he is wearing after the break remains to be seen, but
Machado is apparently tired of waiting to find out.