<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-makes-star-cody-bellinger-statement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Aaron Boone makes ‘star’ Cody Bellinger statement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Yankees-OF-Cody-Bellinger.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Aaron Boone makes ‘star’ Cody Bellinger statement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-14T16:04:37-07:00">September 14th, 4:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-14T16:04:37-07:00">September 14th, 4:04pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-jazz-chisholm-jr-warns-teams-that-think-theyre-better-than-us">Yankees rebounded from two straight</a> losses to the Detroit Tigers a few days ago to win their last three games. That includes capturing the series finale over the Tigers to salvage a three-game set. The series-ending victory over Detroit has led to two straight wins over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. As the Yankees look to complete the sweep of their most hated rivals, manager Aaron Boone was effusive in his praise for outfielder Cody Bellinger. According to team beat writer Gary Phillips on X (formerly Twitter), Boone called Bellinger <a href="https://x.com/GaryHPhillips/status/1967341991827489157" rel="noopener">“a star in every way.”</a></p><p>“Some more Cody Bellinger praise: Aaron Boone said he’s ‘been a star in every way,'” reported Phillips on Sunday. “In addition to all Bellinger brings on the field, Boone said he’s been a ‘great teammate.’ ‘There’s no drama. He’s kind of blue-collar-ish, knows the grind, appreciates the grind, knows how to do it. There’s some humility to him. He’s self-deprecating and… really well liked by his teammates.'”</p><p>Following a rough few weeks post-All-Star break, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-makes-mlb-history-home-run-vs-red-sox">Yankees have rounded back into</a> postseason form. The Bronx Bombers are still three and a half games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East. However, based on their recent play, it’s clear that New York wants to take back a division lead it held for a good amount of time earlier this season. Can Bellinger and the Yankees not only complete a sweep of Boston Sunday evening, but close the gap on Toronto as well?</p><h2><b>Yankees look to hunt down Blue Jays at top of AL East</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Aaron-Boone.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Curry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A couple of weeks ago, the Yankees were able to salvage a four-game set against the Red Sox with a win on Sunday Night Baseball. Will history repeat itself this time around? <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-homer-joe-dimaggio">Bellinger and the Bombers’ offense</a> have been firing on all cylinders lately. Their performance is a big reason why Boone’s squad is where they currently positioned in the playoff race.</p><p>However, more is needed. The Blue Jays won’t give the East lead up easily. The Red Sox are in position to capture the second AL Wild Card spot. If those results hold, then a three-game Wild Card series between New York and Boston will happen in the Bronx. Baseball fans across the world would love another playoff series between baseball’s two biggest rivals. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-mlb-network-breaks-down-cody-bellingers-secrets-success">Can Bellinger, captain Aaron Judge,</a> and the rest of the Yankees bats make that happen? Or will they finish the job and catch Toronto at the top of the East?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Aaron Boone makes ‘star’ Cody Bellinger statement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-homer-joe-dimaggio');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cody Bellinger homer puts 2025 team in Joe DiMaggio territory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yankees-left-fielder-Cody-Bellinger-against-Twins.jpg"><figcaption>Yannick Peterhans / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cody Bellinger homer puts 2025 team in Joe DiMaggio territory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T13:06:48-07:00">August 27th, 1:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T13:07:32-07:00">August 27th, 1:07pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees have had an up-and-down season. Luckily, they have had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-mlb-network-breaks-down-cody-bellingers-secrets-success">Cody Bellinger continuing to show up and show out</a>.</p><p>On Wednesday, Bellinger <a href="https://x.com/nyyankeesstats/status/1960762522383921301" rel="noopener">etched his name</a> into Yankees history against the Washington Nationals. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Bellinger hit a two-run home run to straight away center field to put the Yankees up 3-0.</p><p>In the process, he <a href="https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/1960762817197563946" rel="noopener">put himself</a> in the company of Joe DiMaggio. Bellinger, along with Aaron Judge and Trent Grisham, joins DiMaggio, Charlie Keller, and Tommy Henrich as three outfielders to hit 25+ home runs in a season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BELLI JOINED THE PARTY <a href="https://t.co/D0BTV0Oklj">pic.twitter.com/D0BTV0Oklj</a></p><p>— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1960762817197563946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The previous three did so in 1941. For DiMaggio, that was the year he achieved his historic 56-game hitting streak.</p><p>As of now, Bellinger is batting .279 with 25 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 133 hits. Meanwhile, the Yankees are 72-60 and in third place in the American League Central.</p><p>At this point, they are 4.5 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays. In late 2024, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-new-york-acquires-cody-bellinger-cubs-blockbuster-trade">Yankees acquired Bellinger in a trade</a> with the Chicago Cubs.</p><p>Altogether, he has provided a depth of defensive versatility at first base and in the outfield. Furthermore, Bellinger is an effective and dynamic presence on the base paths, with 11 stolen bases this year.</p><p>But is he a duplicate in his own right of the Yankee Clipper?</p><h2><b>The comparison between Cody Bellinger and Joe DiMaggio</b></h2><p>Throughout his career, DiMaggio was the essence of a five tool player. He could hit, hit for power, field, throw, and run.</p><p>The magnetism he exuded on the diamond made him immortal. When it comes to Bellinger, he has shown flashes of DiMaggio at the plate.</p><p>However, Bellinger is prone to slumps, whereas DiMaggio was largely consistent. Furthermore, he has a high strikeout total, with 60 this year and a high of 150 in 2022 with the Dodgers.</p><p>Also, Bellinger plays in an era where analytics rule the day. Whereas, DiMaggio played in an era where the difficulty to hit the ball was real.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cody Bellinger homer puts 2025 team in Joe DiMaggio territory

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-gives-giancarlo-stanton-his-flowers-with-locked-in-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger gives Giancarlo Stanton his flowers with ‘locked in’ claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yankees-DH-Giancarlo-Stanton_1b8662.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger gives Giancarlo Stanton his flowers with ‘locked in’ claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T11:55:19-07:00">August 27th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T11:55:19-07:00">August 27th, 11:55am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/why-yankees-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">New York Yankees are currently</a> in possession of the AL’s second Wild Card spot. While this past weekend’s series against the Boston Red Sox did not go to plan, the Yankees salvaged a win in Sunday’s series finale. Since that win, New York has taken two out of three from the Washington Nationals at home and look to complete the sweep on Wednesday afternoon. Veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been pretty locked in since returning from his elbow injurie. <a href="https://x.com/snyyankees/status/1960548744807501968" rel="noopener">Due to his recent form,</a> teammate Cody Bellinger gave Stanton his flowers via X (formerly Twitter) account Yankees Videos.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cody Bellinger says Giancarlo Stanton is "locked-in" at the plate right now:</p><p>"He hits the ball harder than anyone I've ever seen." <a href="https://t.co/Dzcw8uvRvv">pic.twitter.com/Dzcw8uvRvv</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1960548744807501968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Cody Bellinger says Giancarlo Stanton is “locked-in” at the plate right now: ‘He hits the ball harder than anyone I’ve ever seen,'” posted the Yankees-focused account on Tuesday night.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-5-rbi-nationals">Stanton is well known for</a> his legendary power, as he’s routinely driven the Yankees to victory with the pop of his bat. Teaming up with fellow former MVPs in Bellinger and team captain Aaron Judge has helped Stanton continue his offensive onslaught. The powerful designated hitter hit a 451-foot moon shot during the Bronx Bombers’ 5-1 win over Washington on Tuesday. Will he be able to help slug the Yanks to victory once again on Wednesday?</p><h2><b>Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton hope to help lead Yankees back to playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yankees-OF-Cody-Bellinger.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-paul-goldschmidt-return-giancarlo-stanton-sits-again">Bellinger has also had an</a> excellent first season in the Bronx. That’s without getting to Judge, who was favored to win the AL MVP award before an IL stint a few weeks ago. For now, Stanton has used his prodigious power to help keep the Yankees in playoff contention. While the Wild Card spot is not what New York had in mind just a few months ago, not getting into the playoffs would be a huge disappointment.</p><p>For now though, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-ny-completes-historic-6-game-feat-in-red-sox-series-finale">Yankees are slated to face</a> the Red Sox once again in the Wild Card round. This time though, the series would be hosted by Boston at Fenway Park. The Bombers have won a lot of key games at Fenway, and this postseason could bring yet another titanic clash between the two. Can Stanton, Bellinger and Judge power New York to the top Wild Card spot, if not another AL East crown? If they can manage the latter, then a path to the World Series becomes just a bit easier.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger gives Giancarlo Stanton his flowers with ‘locked in’ claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/yankees-news-cody-bellinger-paul-goldschmidt-return-giancarlo-stanton-sits-again');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt return as Giancarlo Stanton sits again');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yankees-OF-Giancarlo-Stanton.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt return as Giancarlo Stanton sits again</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-17T10:24:53-07:00">August 17th, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-17T10:25:33-07:00">August 17th, 10:25am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are getting some backup! In their previous game against the St. Louis Cardinals, outfielder Cody Bellinger and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-why-cody-bellinger-giancarlo-stanton-arent-playing-for-yankees-vs-cardinals">were out of the starting lineup</a>. The Yankees managed to win the game 12-8, and now they are set to bring back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-mlb-network-breaks-down-cody-bellingers-secrets-success">two of their best hitters.</a></p><p>On the announcement of the Yankees’ line-up for their game against the Cardinals, fans will notice that both Bellinger and Goldschmidt were listed to play at right field and first base, respectively. However, Giancarlo Stanton, who has missed the last two games due to injury, <a href="https://x.com/Yankees/status/1957101452570075534" rel="noopener">was not listed</a>.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sunday in St. Louis.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepBX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepBX</a> <a href="https://t.co/ka1M5FQQGd">pic.twitter.com/ka1M5FQQGd</a></p><p>— New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1957101452570075534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><span class="mce_SELRES_start" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;">﻿</span></p></figure><p>Bellinger (illness) and Goldschmidt (knee sprain) were both held out of the 12-8 win against the Cardinals. That being said, the latter was available to come off the bench yesterday, which is a good indication of the latter’s health. Stanton, on the other hand, will most likely not play after three days of playing straight.</p><p>Stanton, when asked about the injury, said that no particular body part was bothering him, but it was just general soreness.</p><p>“I’m available to pinch-hit,” he said, per Greg Joyce.</p><p>Boone and Stanton were also mum on whether the latter would play right field in their next series against the Tampa Bay Rays. However, the Yankees head coach said that he doesn’t think Stanton’s current condition will result in a stint in the IR.</p><p>The Yankees are currently holding on to the last Wild Card spot in the American League. It’s been a tumultuous season for the Pinstripes, especially coming off an appearance in the World Series last year. With just a 2.5 game difference separating them from the Cleveland Guardians, they’re hoping for a clean bill of health from all of their current starters.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt return as Giancarlo Stanton sits again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/yankees-news-why-cody-bellinger-giancarlo-stanton-arent-playing-for-yankees-vs-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton aren’t playing for Yankees vs. Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Neither-Cody-Bellinger-nor-Giancarlo-Stanton-are-in-the-Yankees-lineup-vs.-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton aren’t playing for Yankees vs. Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-16T15:42:39-07:00">August 16th, 3:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-16T15:42:39-07:00">August 16th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are trying to right the ship after going through a painful slump that saw them lose the lead in the American League East and fall into third place in the division. Manager Aaron Boone is in a fight for survival in the Wild Card race, as the Bronx Bombers are currently holding down the sixth and final position in the American League playoff structure.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cody Bellinger is sick, per Boone.</p><p>Giancarlo Stanton had had a tougher time recovering (lower body) from three straight days in RF, so they are being careful <a href="https://t.co/x9JCNraCyi">https://t.co/x9JCNraCyi</a></p><p>— Greg Joyce (@GJoyce9) <a href="https://twitter.com/GJoyce9/status/1956825954569146633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-insider-100-real-brian-cashman-aaron-boone-support">the Yankees</a> get ready to play the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night, they have a 1 1/2-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians for the sixth and final playoff spot in the American League. That position is anything but secure, and the Yankees will not have their full complement when they play at St. Louis.</p><p>Boone was not able to put Cody Bellinger or Giancarlo Stanton <a href="https://twitter.com/GJoyce9/status/1956825954569146633">in the lineup</a>. Bellinger is not able to start in the game and presumably will not play due to illness. Stanton had played right field for three consecutive games, and he has some lower-body stiffness.</p><p>The Yankees were victorious in the first game of the series, building a 4-0 lead and holding on for a 4-3 victory. It would appear that the Yankees will have a difficult time competing without two of their primary stars, but they will still have superstar Aaron Judge anchoring their lineup.</p><p>Despite some recent difficulties, Judge is slashing .330/.442/.680 with 38 home runs and 89 runs batted in. Jazz Chisolm homered in the Friday night victory, and he has blasted 21 home runs and driven in 54 runs.</p><h2><b>Yankees will depend on ace Max Fried to deliver much-needed road victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Aaron-Boone-has-to-present-a-Yankees-lineup-without-two-of-his-sluggers.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Yankees are trying to stay within reach of the first-place Toronto Blue Jays and right on the heels of the second-place Boston Red Sox. They will send Max Fried, the ace of their staff, to the mound against the Cardinals. He has a 12-5 record along with a solid 2.94 earned run average, but he has struggled in his two most recent starts. He has allowed 8 runs on 16 hits in 10 innings.</p><p>Fried came to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-max-fried-joins-elite-company-rare-feat">the Yankees</a> from the Atlanta Braves, and he had great success against the Cardinals while he was in the National League. He has a 5-0 record against the Cardinals with a 1.10 ERA while pitching for Atlanta.</p><p>Sonny Gray will take the mound for the Cardinals and he has had a solid year. He has an 11-5 record for St. Louis along with a 4.06 ERA.</p><p>The Yankees have managed to win their last two road games, but they have dropped 7 of their last 10 games away from Yankee Stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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