TAMPA, Fla. -- Now that he's playing in the Bronx, the stretch between May and October has a much different significance to Giancarlo Stanton. It's one he's incredibly thankful for, too.
As the New York Yankees outfielder and designated hitter enters his second season in pinstripes, he was asked Monday what he learned most about playing in the Big Apple that he didn't anticipate before his arrival.
"It's not about learning, more just playing games that matter, games when you're in it past May 7 -- which I [had] never done," Stanton said.