MIAMI (AP) — The Yankees slugger choked up.Giancarlo Stanton acknowledged being touched by the warm reception he received the first time he stepped to the plate Tuesday at Marlins Park.He saluted the crowd Ivan Nova Jersey , waved and patted his chest as he looked to the stands. He then singled sharply to left field.“It’s a lot to take in,” Stanton said. “A lot of things go into this — where I’m at now. I grew up over there.”Over there is the Marlins clubhouse, where Stanton spent his first eight major league seasons before being traded last November. That made the Yankees’ two-game series in Miami his homecoming.Stanton went 2 for 6, missing his 300th career home run by a few feet when he doubled in the fifth, and the Yankees won 2-1 in 12 innings.Before the game, he sat in the visitors’ dugout before batting practice, which gave him a different angle of Marlins Park’s kitschy, colossal home sculpture.“I still don’t like it http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey ,” he said with a laugh. “But it won’t be going off if I hit one.”Stanton activated the moveable sculpture more than any other player before leaving the Marlins. Speaking of himself in the plural, he said it was weird but good to be back, and said he harbored no hard feelings about the way his time with the Marlins ended after eight seasons.“We know what the situation is over there now, and how it was,” he said. “We understand.”The situation is that former Yankees shortstop and new Marlins CEO Derek Jeter rebooted the woebegone Miami franchise, trading away several big contracts for prospects with the goal of becoming competitive in a few years. Stanton, coming off a 59-homer MVP season, wanted no part of a rebuilding project and approved a trade to the Yanks.Now he’s likely to make the playoffs for the first time Brad Hand Jersey , while the Marlins are headed for a ninth consecutive losing season.“I hope they’ll figure it out,” Stanton said. “I hope they get it turned around. It will take a couple of years. But if the pieces are put together right, I think they’ll turn it around.”Jeter didn’t talk with the media before the series opener. But Marlins manager Don Mattingly acknowledged it has been different without Stanton — and without Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon, who were also traded.“You miss all those guys,” Mattingly said. “Some good players went out the door as we embarked on building this thing to the level we wanted and trying to build some continuity and sustainability. You knew you were going to miss all those guys.”Stanton began the week batting .285 with 32 homers and 80 RBIs — stats comparable to his time in Miami.He reminisced about hitting at Marlins Park when it was still a construction site before opening in 2012. He said he’ll do no sightseeing during his brief stay in Miami, but will spend time with former teammates and friends.He has many in Miami, as the ovation in the first inning showed.“That was really cool — definitely more than I could ask for http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-hand-jersey ,” Stanton said. “That’s going to be one of the more special moments of my career.” Start your weekend with some of the best Astros links around"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Houston Astros NewsGame ThreadsHouston Astros Minor LeaguesAstros Game DayPodcastsAstros Crawfish BoilAstros Crawfish Boil: March 16th, 2019New,15commentsStart your weekend with some of the best Astros links aroundCDTShareTweetShareShareAstros Crawfish Boil: March 16th, 2019Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsAstros NewsYesterday was a clean sweep of the Cards in split squad action, including an 11-2 beatdown (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)While the other game featured Altuve playing five innings and Forrest Whitley tossing 4 scoreless (Astros.com)Not to mention some familiar antics from thin-skinned Angel Hernandez, who tossed Hinch after the first pitch to Springer (Yahoo Sports)In addition to weighing in on Angel Hernandez’s terrible umpiring, Hinch also weighed in on the MLB rules changes (Texas Sports Nation)While the 5th starter spot is still up in the air, it seems as though Peacock is staking his claim (Houston Chronicle)Let’s have a look back at the 2019 offseason for the Astros (MLB Trade Rumors)Here are three X-factors for the upcoming Astros’ season (Clutch Points)The clock is starting to run low on Francis Martes’ chance with the Astros (Call to the Pen)Here’s the story of the crime and punishment of Astros pitcher Mark Lemongello (The Runner Sports)Around the LeagueThough on the mend Tyson Ross Jersey , it looks like Kershaw won’t be making his customary Opening Day start (ESPN)Nor will Severino for the Yankees, as he appears to be out until May (New York Post)Maybe there wouldn’t be such a problem with free agents not getting paid if they weren’t little more than slave labor in the minors (The Athletic, $$$)Would it be a better world if the National League used the DH?(538 Sports)Yasiel Puig is moving on from the Dodgers and embracing his inner-Red now that he’s in Cincinnati (Sports Illustrated)For all of its hullabaloo, the pitch clock is not making much of a difference this spring (FanGraphs)