With Aaron Judge still limited to DH duty, Cody Bellinger slid to first base in Paul Goldschmidt’s absence and Ben Rice was in at catcher. That left right field to José Caballero, an infielder by trade with just 27 career games in the outfield. Giancarlo Stanton, their hottest hitter, was the odd man out.

Tim Kurkjian believes the New York Yankees can be dangerous in October with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton's bats.

Aaron Judge hit his first homer in nearly three weeks and Carlos Rodón allowed one hit in seven innings as the New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 9-1.

Seems like ages ago, because right now, Rice is critical to the Yankees’ lineup.  He only made the Yankees’ Opening Day roster because Stanton went down in spring training. At the time, Rice was viewed as roster insurance,

Aaron Boone decided to send Giancarlo Stanton out to right field for the second straight game, and Stanton rewarded his faith with a big night.

Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton could get 500 career home runs, but Chris Rose and Trevor Plouffe question his Baseball Hall of Fame status.

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