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- Updated: August 21, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Don’t rule out Giancarlo Stanton playing for the Marlins in the final week or so of the season. A week after going on the disabled list with a Grade 3 left groin strain, the three-time All-Star right fielder is expressing confidence he will return.
“He’s going to be back,” Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “He’s told me he’s going to be back. He’s going to help this team get into October and help us get through October.”
The Marlins are in the thick of the National League Wild Card race, and if Stanton can contribute in any capacity, it would be a bonus.
After an MRI revealed the Grade 3 strain, the Marlins said his best case for a recovery was six weeks, which would mean he could return for the final week of the regular …
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