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Giancarlo Stanton Makes Admission After Yankees’ Loss to Angels originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The 71st game of the Yankees’ season might have ended in a loss, but that’s not the headline fans will remember because star DH Giancarlo Stanton made his much-awaited first appearance of the season.
The slumping New York Yankees sat Ben Rice for Tuesday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels while they continued to work slugger Giancarlo Stanton back into the lineup. Stanton, who missed the first 70 games of the season with tendinitis in both elbows,
Stanton will bat fifth as the designated hitter behind left fielder Cody Bellinger and in front of third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.. However, Yankees manager Aaron Boone is sitting first baseman Paul Goldschmidt for the first time this season. Boone explained his decision before the game on Monday, via The New York Daily News' Gary Phillips.