Yankees fans find joy after sweep thanks to Stanton activation and Devers trade
Yankees fans find joy after sweep thanks to Stanton activation and Devers trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
It's been a rough few days for Yankees fans. The weekend sweep in Boston was historic—in the worst kind of way. But Monday night brought something resembling momentum.
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The Yankees activated Giancarlo Stanton ahead of their opener against the Angels, and the fanbase did what it does best: overreact in all directions, at full volume.
'THIS PAST 24 HOURS GETS BETTER AND BETTER,' one fan posted on Twitter, still buzzing from Sunday night's twist, when Rafael Devers—fresh off yet another home run against the Yankees—was traded to the Giants. That news had already sent fans into cautious celebration.
Add Stanton back to the lineup?
'FINALLYYYY,' wrote one user.
'Thank God," tweeted another.
'Yankee games just feel different when he's in the lineup,' another said. 'Man we needed this!'
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton.Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Stanton hasn't played all season after being shut down in spring with elbow issues. But when he's healthy, and that's always the caveat, he changes the shape of the Yankees' lineup. Especially with the offense as flat as it's been lately.
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Still, the cautious optimism was mixed with familiar, sarcastic PTSD.
'Please Stanton, please don't pull your oblique running or something random. Just hit dingers.'
'And a month of 'he had no spring training' after each strikeout and DP,' one fan quipped.
Another chimed in: '...and then tomorrow get the day off.'
Even Aaron Boone's most loyal defenders probably read that one twice.
But for the moment, it was a win. A 24-hour mood swing that started with misery in Fenway and ended with Devers in San Francisco and Stanton in the on-deck circle.
'We are saved!' one fan posted.
Let's revisit that on Thursday morning. But for one night? Hope's back in the Bronx.
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Related: Yankees Will Have Giancarlo Stanton in Lineup Monday, Insider Reports
Related: Yankees 2024 Draft Pick Griffin Herring Looking Like A Steal Already
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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