Damian Priest names 2 Yankees sluggers with WWE superstar potential

WWE superstar Damian Priest made some very interesting selections when asked about which Yankees players could join professional wrestling. The former heavyweight champion named captain Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton as the two players with the potential to become wrestlers.

The WWE superstar cited the physical build and stature of both players.

"Right now, Aaron Judge is the easy answer. He's 6-foot-7, he's a stud, and the persona is great. He'd fit right in," Priest told content creator Alex Day. "I'd also pick Stanton. That man's a powerhouse," he added.

Priest, who hails from the Bronx, is a self-professed long-time Yankees fan. The wrestling superstar recalled that he watched Don Mattingly's iteration of the team and has been attending games since his childhood.

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Just this weekend, Priest and award-winning artist Bad Bunny were photographed bonding during a Yankees game.

Yankees overpower Rangers in series opener

The Yankees decisively defeated the visiting Rangers in the series opener of their three-game set on Tuesday. Ben Rice's multi-home run game ignited the flame that the squad needed as they overwhelmed the Rangers in the Bronx.

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The utility man started the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot to right field. He followed it up two innings later with a two-run bomb for his 11th home run of the season. In the bottom of the sixth, Anthony Volpe recorded his 14th double of the year that drove in Paul Goldschmidt to push the Yankees' lead to three.

Aaron Judge then smacked an American League-leading 16th home run of the season off Rangers reliever Caleb Boushley. Jonah Heim's two-run shot at the top of the ninth was all the offense that the Rangers could muster as they fell to the Bombers 5-2.

Reliever Luke Weaver recorded his sixth save of the year in place of the struggling Devin Williams. The Yanks improved their record to 28-19 and have now won nine of their last 12 games. They continued to pile on their impressive run differential, which is now at +93.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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