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Former Marlins Slugger Giancarlo Stanton Says He’ll Enjoy Miami Homecoming

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Perhaps the biggest superstar to ever play for the Miami Marlins has returned to South Florida.

Giancarlo Stanton sat in the visitors’ dugout before batting practice Tuesday, which gave him a different angle of Marlins Park’s kitschy, colossal home sculpture.

“I still don’t like it,” he said with a laugh. “But it won’t be going off if I hit one.”

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Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees meeting with members of the media before the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 21, 2018 in Miami, Florida.