Stanton makes season debut for Yankees
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Rafael Devers joins Stanton as only $300M men traded originally appeared on Athlon Sports. According to analyst Ryan Spilborghs, only two players in Major League history have ever signed contracts worth more than $300 million and then been traded.
His bat thundering as usual in his return, Giancarlo Stanton batted away a question about elbow pain as if it were a pitch he was trying to spoil. “We’re good to go,” he said. After
Giancarlo Stanton returns and reacts to Yankees fan ovation and lineup depth originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Giancarlo Stanton’s 2025 season finally started Monday night in the Bronx — and Yankees fans let him know they hadn’t forgotten.
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That’s means the Yankees will be dealing with a Catch-22. The more Stanton plays, the greater the likelihood one or both of his elbows will bother him again. The pain is no joke, either: an elbow with tendinitis feels like a match has been taken to it. Shaking hands is torture, so you can imagine what gripping a bat is like.
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Giancarlo Stanton got two hits in his season debut for the Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels after missing New York’s first 70 games because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows.
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton made his season debut Monday night, going 2-for-4 with a double in the team's 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.