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An hour after the Yankees missed a chance to clinch the AL East without help out West, reliever Adam Ottavino was back on the field with a ball and glove, standing solemnly halfway between the mound and the plate. It may still be unofficial, but the Yankees are preparing for October baseball, and New York's mad scientist in the bullpen has work to do. Ottavino sailed a 30-foot throw home on Albert Pujols' tiebreaking chopper, and the sloppy Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday night with an opportunity to wrap up the AL East. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 11:38:pm EST

Giancarlo Stanton has returned to the Yankees lineup with New York on the cusp of clinching a division title. Stanton will bat fifth and play left field Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Stanton would probably get two at-bats and play four or five innings in the field Wednesday. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 5:55:pm EST

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who has played only nine games this year, returned to the lineup Wednesday as the perennial Major League Baseball contenders prepare for the playoffs. The Yankees welcome back the 29-year-old American outfielder as they play host to the Los Angeles Angels. Stanton missed nearly three months with a right knee ligament strain suffered on June 25 against Toronto. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 5:14:pm EST