It should have been an awesome celebration. Gleyber Torres came off the bench and delivered a pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 5-4 comeback victory for New York Yankees over the Cleveland Guardians. Fans should have been cheering and players should have been jumping up and down with happiness. That happened briefly, then the ugliness in right-field began.
When Opening Day will take place, may be a bigger question than even the New York Yankees questionable Opening Day line-up. Let's have some fun and give general manager Brian Cashman a little help, while providing manager Aaron Boone with a winning line-up. Remember, we have to be realistic with our wish-list additions!
Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam over the visitors' bullpen that landed in the left-bleachers 471 feet from home plate, leading the New York Yankees over Baltimore 7-0 Monday night, handing the Orioles their first loss this season.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says slugger Giancarlo Stanton is more likely to return in August than July after straining his right knee.
Giancarlo Stanton smacked a two-run homer in his first Yankees at bat and clubbed another in last at bat of the day to help the Pinstripes take a 6-1 win in Toronto on Opening Day.
Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit another mammoth home run, this one coming Saturday night and traveling an estimated 475-feet from home plate (video below courtesy of MLB.com). Incredibly, the blast was barehanded by a fan sitting in the upper deck of center field.