The Yankees are 15-9 and in first place in the American League East, coming away with a win in the first two games of the three-game set.However, despite the Yankees being in a much better position than Boston to start the season, New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton also understands that while the Red Sox might be struggling, it doesn't matter where they sit in the standings, as he and the team understand that they're going to give it their all, and these series are typically tough.“It’s always a fun rivalry game, no matter where each team is in the standings,” Stanton said, per the Post. “It’s just a good experience, a good pure baseball place to play.

You’ve got to raise your game in those types of situations.”It's always cool to hear players show respect for each other, including between two organizations. The Red Sox and Yankees might be the biggest rivalry in all of sports, but there still seems to be a level of respect for what players and fans mean to each city.Stanton seemingly threw a little bit of a shot at the Red Sox there, which is pretty hilarious, but he didn't mean it in any bad harm.More MLB news:Cubs trade proposal wouldn’t land a star, but it would help Jed Hoyer fix his injury issueRed Sox and Phillies trade pitch would attempt to fix both teams, but hurt Philadelphia in long termBlue Jays’ George Springer gets injury timeline update that all Toronto fans have wanted to hearYankees’ Anthony Volpe shows why he’ll definitely start when he returns for New York after latest outingAstros absolutely need to make this trade and attempt to fix the biggest problem of their futureSan Francisco Giants trade pitch sends Cy Young winner to California rival for average return