Josh Hamilton

NEW YORK — Virtually everyone associated with this week’s All-Star festivities duly noted that Yankee Stadium was the star of the show.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton forced everyone to re-think it for a while.

The House That Ruth Built was certainly the centerpiece of the 79th Midsummer Classic, and deservedly so. One of the most famous sporting venues in the world, it will be shut down at the end of this baseball season, and playing host to the All-Star Game for a fourth and final time brought forth a flood of nostalgia, emotion and excitement.

Hamilton, however, playfully announced his prodigious presence by channeling the Babe himself, essentially calling his shot at a press conference before Monday’s State Farm Home Run Derby.

He was actually talking about a spot he’d noticed in the stadium’s structure that might enable him to hit a ball literally out of the park, but it served just as well as a general heads-up in regards to what was to come.

“Watch out,” Hamilton said with a sly smile.

As it turned out, the comment worked just as well as a warning to the fans in his bat’s path later in the evening. Hamilton set a Derby record with a 28-homer outburst in the first round, and while he eventually ran out of steam and finished second to Minnesota’s Justin Morneau, the barrage clearly stamped him as the signature player of the week.

Hamilton’s name was chanted. He received several standing ovations, including when he was announced during Tuesday’s pregame introductions. He went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in the American League’s epic 4-3 victory in 15 innings, but by then, the crowd was already his.

“It’s special to see other people react to him,” said Milton Bradley, one of four Rangers in the All-Star Game. “I’m just so happy for him.”

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