Giants’ Odell Beckham hits home run at Yankee Stadium (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham took batting practice with the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton and Greg Bird before Friday’s game against the Red Sox.

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NEW YORK — If things don’t work out with the Giants, Odell Beckham doesn’t look too out of place in pinstripes.

Beckham, the Giants’ star receiver, homered during his batting practice session with the Yankees before Friday’s game against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Friday.

Beckham took BP with Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Greg Bird.

Watch Beckham in the video below.

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Here are some things you should know about the Yankees’ game against the Red Sox on Friday.

AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a six-game homestand tonight, their final home games before the All-Star break… will play 3G vs. Boston (Fri.-Sun.) and 3G vs. Atlanta (Mon.-Wed.)… went 2-4 on their six-game road trip to Tampa Bay (0-3) and Philadelphia (2-1).

>> At 52-26 (.667), have the Majors’ second-best record, behind Boston (55-27, .671)… held sole possession of the Majors’ best record for 12 straight days (from 6/16-27)… marked the latest in a season they had sole possession of MLB’s best record since the end of play on 7/27/12 (.606, 60-39).

>> Are 1.0G behind Boston for first place in the AL East… since 5/7, the AL East division lead has changed hands eight times… trailed Boston by a season-high 7.5G at the start of play on 4/21 (Boston was 17-2, the Yankees were 9-9; since then, Boston is 38-25, the Yankees are 43-17).

MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING: According to Elias, tonight marks the latest in a season that the Yankees (52-26) and Red Sox (55-27) will face each other while holding the Majors’ two best records since the teams played an AL East tiebreaker game in Game 163 on 10/2/78 at Fenway Park when they were both 99-63 (the Yankees won, 5-4).

>> The Yankees and Red Sox have held (at least a share of) the two best records in the Majors on 56 of the last 57 days (since the end of play on 5/3)… over that span, neither team has led the other by more than 2.5G. 

CC THE STOPPER: Since the start of 2017, LHP CC Sabathia is 11-0 with a 2.55 ERA (98.2IP, 28ER) in 17 regular season starts following a Yankees loss.

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