US EditionGiancarlo Stanton Comes Back After 70 Games to Make 2025 Debut in Yankees’ Extra-Innings Loss to Angels
- Giancarlo Stanton returned to the Yankees’ lineup on Monday night for his 2025 season debut in an 11-inning 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium.
- Stanton missed the team's first 70 games due to inflammation and tendon issues in both elbows, which also cost him all of spring training.
- In his return, Stanton went 2-for-4 with a single and a 102.9 mph double, while hearing a standing ovation and noting he felt good physically despite elbow discomfort.
- The Yankees, holding a 42-28 record and leading AL offensive stats, nonetheless suffered their fourth straight loss, extending a 20-inning scoreless streak with limited run support.
- Stanton’s return suggests progress toward regaining full strength, but the Yankees need to improve run production to capitalize on pitching performances and break their losing skid.
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The Reporter
Stanton makes season debut in Yankees’ 1-0 loss to Angels
NEW YORK — 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 missing the Yankees’ first 70 games because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows, Stanton went 2 for 4 with a single and double in a 1-0, 11-inning defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night that stretched New York’s losing streak to a seaso…
Giancarlo Stanton comes back after 70 games to make 2025 debut in Yankees’ extra-innings loss to Angels
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.
Ottumwa Courier
Giancarlo Stanton makes season debut for Yankees after missing first 70 games
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. Stanton received a standing ovation when he…
Yankees’ bats stay quiet in Giancarlo Stanton’s hard-hitting return as Angels win in extras
Even with two tennis elbows bothering him for much of last season, Giancarlo Stanton still led all players in average bat speed at 81.2 mph. His 94.6-mph average exit velocity and 12.4 barrels per plate appearance ranked fourth, and his 120-mph maximum exit velo ranked second. If there were any fears that Stanton’s hard-hitting habits would dissipate after his elbows cost him all of spring training and the first few months of the 2025 season, he…
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