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American baseball player (born 1989)
Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton, known until 2012 as Mike Stanton, is an American professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Florida/Miami Marlins. Stanton stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 245 pounds (111 kg). He bats and throws right handed. Stanton is the Marlins' all-time home run leader and the only active player with over 450 home runs. Internationally, Stanton has represented the United States.
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American baseball player & manager (born 1973)
Aaron John Boone is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009. As a player, Boone is most recognized for his 2003 campaign with the Yankees, during which he hit the winning walk-off home run of the 2003 American League Championship Series.
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The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two MLB clubs based in New York City, along with the New York Mets of the National League. The team was founded in 1903 when Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise rights to the defunct Baltimore Orioles and used them to establish the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were renamed the Yankees in 1913.
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Giancarlo Stanton’s improbable comeback from three separate calf strains felt like the longest of shots even a few weeks ago, but the Yankees won’t hesitate to use him again in a big spot in the ALDS.
Stanton, who last took an at-bat on April 24 because of three separate calf strains, ended up striking out on five pitches.
The story of Yankees-Rays ALDS Game 1 was Drew Rasmussen's near no-hitter until Austin Wells decided to steal the show (and the headlines) in the worst way poss