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James Paxton working to avoid New York Yankees ‘curse’

Yankee Stadium is by far one of the toughest ballparks to pitch in. Sometimes it’s even tougher when you’re pitching in the pinstripes. Just ask Sonny Gray, A.J. Burnett and numerous others.

James Paxton may be new in the Bronx but he’s definitely not ready to become just another name passing through.

The ‘Yankees Curse’ is alive and well but James Paxton is working to make sure he doesn’t fall victim to it himself. After all, he knows exactly what Sonny Gray went through from the moment he stepped into the pinstripes.

“I watched it happen,” Paxton told reporters Wednesday afternoon, as reported by Ken Davidoff of the New York Post.