For Yankees’ Fernando Cruz, the iconic ‘Lion King’ intro is the perfect warm-up song

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As the Yankees worked on a 4-2 win over the Orioles on Sunday, a familiar song conjured images of the African Serengeti in the Bronx during the eighth inning. “Nants, ingonyama, bagithi baba, sithi uhm ingonyama,” blared through Yankee Stadium’s sound system as the famous Zulu opening to “The Lion King” began. But no sunrise painted the horizon. No rhinos, antelope or meerkats stirred. No …

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